On the date of April 26, 2017, in Cimișlia district was launched Information campaign “Invisible among us”, an event organized by the Permanent Secretariat of the National Committee to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, at the initiative of the IOM Mission in Moldova and in partnership with the Territorial Commissions to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings.
That activity is a continuation of the campaigns carried out in Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus within the Program against human trafficking, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway and implemented by the IOM Mission in Moldova, Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus.
The opening was attended by representatives of local and central public administration institutions, implementation partners, civil society and mass media. The guests of the event – the representatives of the IOM Mission in Ukraine in the greeting speech mentioned about the impact of this Campaign achieved in Ukraine and the importance of its regionalization in order to prevent and combat Trafficking in Human Beings.
The participants were informed about the risks and consequences of the phenomenon of Trafficking in Human Beings, being encouraged to contact the competent institutions in the field in situations of risk, as well as to inquire about assistance and protection services.
After the official opening of the Campaign, members of the Territorial Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, members of the Territorial Multidisciplinary Team, social workers, police officers, representatives of town halls, the local council, the Territorial Employment Agency, civil society, participated in the workshop with the generic title “Trends, progress and challenges in preventing and combating TFU”. The aforementioned workshop constituted a platform for discussions between specialists in the field in order to strengthen capacities, efforts and actions in the field of TFU prevention.
The campaign was previously organized on March 28 in the Căușeni district, which marked the start of the officialization of the campaign in the Republic of Moldova, then UTA Găgăuzia followed on April 11 and on April 19 the event took place in the Leova district.
