The “Invisible among us” campaign is a continuation of similar campaigns carried out in Ukraine and Belarus, within theProgram against Human Trafficking, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway and implemented by the IOM missions in these countries, the event of this date started on May 3, 2017 and in the Ungheni district.
The official opening of the launch was attended by the president of the Ungheni district, the representatives of the local council, the president of the territorial commission for combating human trafficking, the mayors of the communes, the collaborators of the border police department, the representatives of the police inspectorate, civil society, local mass media, representatives of the permanent secretariat of the national committee for combating human trafficking, the center for combating human trafficking persons, the Mission of the International Organization for Migration in the Republic of Moldova, the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and the Family.
The messages were also transmitted through 10 human figurines (adults and children) that were installed in Independence Square in the city. Ungheni, the figurines were inscribed with real histories of victims of human trafficking.
The purpose of the campaign is to inform society about the risks and consequences of the TFU phenomenon, with an emphasis on certain risk groups, such as: children (especially orphans and those left without parental care, including after migration), young people (especially graduates of residential institutions), victims of family violence, people with disabilities, elderly people (especially left alone after migration). Within the actual campaign, several human silhouettes made of resistant plywood were presented, representing women, men, children and inscribed with the real histories of the victims, who live among us, but often remain unseen.
After the official opening, the mayors of the localities of the Ungheni district, members of the Territorial Commission for combating human trafficking, members of the territorial multidisciplinary teams, family doctors, social workers, police officers, specialists of the District Education Directorate, the Territorial Employment Agency participated in the workshop carried out in order to strengthen the professional skills of the specialists and to make the interaction of the actors of the multidisciplinary teams more efficient in the field of TFU prevention and the resolution of case situations.
We mention that the Campaign will be organized and carried out during the months of April – May, currently, in several districts of the country, informing society about the risks of the phenomenon of human trafficking.
Campaign schedule:
March 28 – Causeni r
April 11 – UTA Gagauzia
April 19 – Leova r
April 26 – Cimișlia r
May 3 – Ungheni r
May 11 – Ocnița r
May 17 – Soroca r
May 24 – Soldănești r
