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The National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Office of the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings of the OSCE organized a seminar on the need to improve the prevention of trafficking in human beings in the context of mass migration flows.


The National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Office of the Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) organized a seminar on the need to improve the prevention of trafficking in human beings in the context of mass migration flows. The event took place on 5.07.2023 in Sofia.

The seminar brought together representatives of various institutions and organizations at a national and local level. The recommendations of the OSCE Special Representative and Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings were presented in relation to the need to improve the prevention of trafficking in human beings in the context of migration flows. Measures taken to prevent and respond to the urgent needs of asylum seekers, legislative and policy measures to prevent and reduce factors contributing to vulnerability, assistance for integration and support, improving the readiness of anti-trafficking mechanisms to monitor risks of involvement in the crime and expanding the scope of the response were discussed.

The seminar was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism, State Agency "Child Protection", Local Commissions for Combating Human Trafficking, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.