The Province of Kwilu has just seen the launch of a training workshop on the management of human trafficking cases. This initiative is the result of collaboration between the Coordination in charge of youth, the fight against GBV and human trafficking of the Presidency of the Republic, the international organization for migration (IOM) and the financial support of the ‘USAID.
The aim of this three-day workshop is to build the capacities of front-line actors directly involved in the care of victims of human trafficking. The training will also be held in other provinces of the DRC, namely Kinshasa and Haut-Katanga.
The importance of training these frontline actors lies in the global context of human trafficking. According to a joint study by the ILO and the IOM, more than 50 million people are victims of trafficking worldwide. They are trapped in trafficking networks, suffering forced labor, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, organ trafficking and many other forms of trafficking.
The DRC is not spared by this scourge, hence the need for expertise and institutional capacity building. It is in this perspective that the IOM intervenes in collaboration with local actors to train social workers in the province of Kwilu. The latter will play an essential role in supporting and caring for victims of human trafficking.
According to IOM Technical Advisor Ely Thelot, there have already been several cases of human trafficking identified in the region, which makes training all the more urgent. It is essential that social workers are well equipped to deal with this scourge and come to the aid of victims.
This training initiative is part of the efforts made by the Presidency of the Republic, through the Coordination in charge of youth, the fight against GBV and human trafficking, to fight against human trafficking and guarantee the protection of human rights. the victims.
In conclusion, this training workshop on the management of human trafficking cases is a concrete action aimed at strengthening the capacities of frontline actors in the DRC, in particular in the province of Kwilu. Faced with the growing number of victims of human trafficking around the world, it is essential to put in place prevention, care and awareness-raising measures to combat this scourge and protect the rights of vulnerable people