(Kyodo) - The Japanese government will send a delegation on anti-human trafficking to Cambodia and Laos next week to help coordinate measures to prevent the trafficking of persons from the countries to destinations including Japan, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi said the team will be headed by Masanori Nishi, deputy director general of the ministry's Foreign Policy Bureau, and comprise representatives from the Cabinet Secretariat, the National Police Agency, the Justice Ministry and the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
The delegation will travel to the two countries from Monday to Friday and have consultations with government agencies concerned on efficient anti-human trafficking measures, and hear about the actual conditions from international organizations and local nongovernment organizations there, Taniguchi said.
"Japan considers human trafficking to be a grave violation of human rights and recognizes the urgent necessity to take measures to combat it," Taniguchi said at a press conference.
In the past, Japan has dispatched similar missions to Thailand, the Philippines, Colombia, Eastern Europe and other countries based on the understanding that close international cooperation is crucial in efficiently combating human trafficking, Taniguchi said.
The government hopes to build close ties and cooperation with related countries, including Cambodia and Laos, in tackling the transnational organized crime, he said.
Deputy Press Secretary Tomohiko Taniguchi said the team will be headed by Masanori Nishi, deputy director general of the ministry's Foreign Policy Bureau, and comprise representatives from the Cabinet Secretariat, the National Police Agency, the Justice Ministry and the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
The delegation will travel to the two countries from Monday to Friday and have consultations with government agencies concerned on efficient anti-human trafficking measures, and hear about the actual conditions from international organizations and local nongovernment organizations there, Taniguchi said.
"Japan considers human trafficking to be a grave violation of human rights and recognizes the urgent necessity to take measures to combat it," Taniguchi said at a press conference.
In the past, Japan has dispatched similar missions to Thailand, the Philippines, Colombia, Eastern Europe and other countries based on the understanding that close international cooperation is crucial in efficiently combating human trafficking, Taniguchi said.
The government hopes to build close ties and cooperation with related countries, including Cambodia and Laos, in tackling the transnational organized crime, he said.
2 comments:
If Japan government can control Yakuza and they can control transnational organized crime!
I have to agree with the above comment...until they get a grip on international crime they will never stop the trafficking of woman for prostitution!
Japan needs to spend all that time and money cleaning up their own backyard first. Basically kill the hungry beast. Until then the "beast" will still need to feed and there lies the problem.
No more hungry beast no need to feed him.
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