Human Trafficking
New law soon
Human trafficking under the guise of manpower recruitment will be harshly punished under the recently drafted Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act 2011, said Law Minister Shafique Ahmed.
The minister speaking at a workshop yesterday said recruitment agencies defrauding and manipulating migrant workers will be dealt with stern action.
Rights of the legal migrant workers are also being grossly violated in many different ways, he said while speaking at National Academy for Planning and Development auditorium in the capital.
The workshop was organised by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on 'The role of NHRC in formulating comprehensive legal framework for addressing human trafficking'.
The impending law would have provisions for special speedy tribunal, witness protection and compensation for victims and cases under the law will not be bailable, said the speakers.
The law will also have provision for punishing agencies responsible for forced labour, harbouring a person with the intent of trafficking women and children in sex trade, repatriation and rescue of victims among many others.
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