Qatar is making continuous, growing efforts to combat human trafficking crimes: Labour Minister

Muscat: Minister of Labour and Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking, HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, affirmed that the S...

Muscat: Minister of Labour and Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking, HE Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, affirmed that the State of Qatar is making continuous and growing efforts to combat human trafficking crimes, starting from a commitment to Islamic Sharia laws that prohibit all forms of human degradation.

HE Minister of Labour led the delegation of the State of Qatar participating in the fifth session of the Government Forum to Combat Trafficking in Persons in the Middle East, held on April 17-18 in the Sultanate of Oman.

The fifth session of the forum, held under the theme “Combining Human Trafficking through Labor Legislation and Procedures,” was attended by ministers and heads of relevant agencies from the Gulf Cooperation Council states, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

During his speech in the opening session, he highlighted that the National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking in Qatar works on coordinating various agencies to monitor, prevent, and combat human trafficking, in addition to training efforts and capacity building of national cadres and law enforcement officials.