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Middle East & North Africa

News and Updates

Arab Schools Urged to Teach Ills of Human Trafficking
Qatar proposed that Arab countries introduce material on the fight against human trafficking into their school curriculums in order to raise awareness of the scourge.

Thai Men and Women Warned about Exploitive Jobs in Bahrain and Turkey
Labour authorities in Nakhon Ratchasima province have warned job seekers to be careful if they intend to work in Bahrain or Turkey.

Oman will soon enact law to check human trafficking
The Sultanate has lent its full support to international efforts to check trafficking in humans with an announcement here that it will soon enact legislation to check the phenomenon.

Combating Human Trafficking in Israel
The Israeli government is expected to approve a plan to combat human trafficking.

Israeli Knesset Releases Report: Women trafficking to Israel Drops Sharply
  Report compiled by Knesset division reveals no women smuggled into Israel caught since beginning of 2007, but infiltration of asylum seekers grows dramatically.

Morocco Center of Trafficking of Filipinos to Europe
The promise of employment and a better future has forced many Filipinos to resort to illegal means just to get to Europe.

Countries in Europe and North Africa Confront Human Trafficking
Representatives of 35 countries have reaffirmed their commitment to regulate migration flows from the developing south to the industrialized north in order to curb the trafficking of human beings across the Mediterranean Sea.

Dubai Declares War on Human Trafficking
Launching a new drive against human trafficking, authorities in Dubai have busted a well entrenched prostitution ring operating from upscale villas and apartments.

NGOs in Israel Warn Against Plan to Increase Russian Visas
Activists working against human trafficking in Israel called on Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch to reconsider a move to scrap visa requirements for visiting Russians, fearing the change could increase the flow of illegal sex workers into the country.

Israel and Human Trafficking
Thousands of women are being smuggled into Israel where they are constantly subjected to violence and abuse, a new report says.

Israeli State Still Falters on Human Trafficking
Trafficking in human beings for the purpose of slave labor and prostitution is a serious threat to Israel's national security, US Ambassador to Israel Richard Jones told a joint session of the Knesset Committee for Foreign Workers and the Subcommittee on the Trafficking in Women.

NGOs in Israel Warn Against Plan to Increase Russian Visas
Activists working against human trafficking in Israel called on Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch  to reconsider a move to scrap visa requirements for visiting Russians, fearing the change could increase the flow of illegal sex workers into the country.

A Report by Save the Children Reveals Millions of Children Live as Child Slaves
On the 200th anniversary of the Slave Trade Act, a new report by Save the Children reveals millions of children are still living as child slaves.

Asian Women Duped in Bahrain
Many Asian women in Bahrain are being duped into working as sex slaves for men who lure them with promises of marriage, according to Thai Ambassador Phithak Phrombubpha.

Ukrainian Woman Trafficked to Israel
Forty-seven year old Ukrainian woman trafficked to Israel is now receiving protection and care at a shelter.