Maldives signs anti-human trafficking protocol
The Maldives today acceded to the the ‘Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children,’ a protocol to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime.
28 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
The Maldives has acceded to the the ‘Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children,’ a protocol to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime.
Speaking after a signing ceremony this morning, Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon said the accession to the protocol “reflects the Government’s on-going efforts to curb and stamp out offences relating to trafficking throughout the country and towards the promotion and protection of the rights of those vulnerable to trafficking, including the migrant workers.”
The protocol was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2000 and came into force in December 2003. It has since been ratified by 169 countries.
Some 124,000 migrant workers are believed to reside in the Maldives, including more than 30,000 undocumented workers.
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