IOM is today hosting a four-day workshop in Beijing for senior
Chinese counter-trafficking police and immigration officials to
strengthen mechanisms designed to protect and assist victims of
human trafficking.

The training, which is being attended by over 30 central and
provincial officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Public
Security and Civil Affairs, is part of IOM's "Capacity Building for
Migration Management (CBMM) in China" project. 

Trainers from IOM, China’s Ministry of Public Security,
Frontex, Germany and Portugal will share Chinese and European best
practices on how to identify and assist victims of trafficking,
including the provision of psycho-social and medical
services.  

“This training is not only designed to support Chinese
frontline officers in their important work in combatting human
trafficking, but also to promote better practical coordination and
cooperation between Chinese and European organizations to combat
cross-border trafficking,” said IOM Beijing Head of Office
Par Liljert.  

The training is the fourth activity of a comprehensive training
approach including workshops, study tours, and research, and is
designed to support the implementation of the Chinese National Plan
of Action (NPA) on Combating Trafficking of Women and Children
(2008-2012) and the UN’s Palermo Protocol on combatting human
trafficking.  

The CBMM project seeks to promote cooperation between China and
the European Union in the field of migration through the exchange
of expertise, information and personnel.  It is principally
financed by the European Commission, with co-funding from Italy and
the United States.  It is implemented in close partnership
with the Chinese Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Public Security,
Commerce, and Civil Affairs. 

For more information, please contact: 

Kieran Best

IOM Beijing

Tel: +86 10 5979 9695. Ext. 203

Email: "mailto:kgormanbest@iom.int">kgormanbest@iom.int