Human Trafficking Case Management Training
The Coordination in charge of youth, fight against GBV and human trafficking, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the financial support of USAID, recently launched a training workshop on the management of human trafficking cases. This event took place in Matadi, in the province of Kongo-Central in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
This training, which lasted three days, aimed to strengthen the capacities of social actors directly involved in the care of victims of human trafficking. The participants, who came from the provinces of Kinshasa, Kongo-Central and Kwilu, were thus able to master the principles, techniques and instruments for managing human trafficking cases.
This initiative is all the more important since, according to a joint study conducted by the ILO and the IOM, more than 50 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. These victims find themselves trapped in trafficking networks, exposed to forced labor, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, organ trafficking, forced begging, debt bondage and forced recruitment into armed groups.
The organizers of this workshop point out that the lack of expertise and the need for institutional capacity building are crucial challenges in many countries, particularly in the DRC. This is why this training is essential for front-line actors who are in charge of protecting the rights of victims of human trafficking.
Ely Thelot, IOM Technical Advisor, expressed his satisfaction at being able to participate in this training and to see the involvement of social workers in the care of victims. For his part, Henri Pami Mayala, member of the youth coordination, fight against GBV and human trafficking, stressed the importance of this training to better identify human trafficking and act effectively to fight against this scourge which is raging in the province of Kongo-Central.
This training therefore represents a significant step forward in the fight against human trafficking in the DRC. By strengthening the skills of social actors and promoting the dissemination of knowledge acquired, it will help to relieve the victims and prevent future cases of trafficking