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WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (KUNA) -- Top U.S. State department adviser on human
trafficking, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, will travel to Myanmar to assess human
trafficking situation there, the U.S. announced late Thursday.
CdeBaca, Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons,
will travel on January 9-11 to assess the situation firsthand and to explore
ways the Myanmar government can boost anti-trafficking efforts, the State
department said in a statement.
During his visit, he will join Ambassador Derek Mitchell and meet with both
government officials, non-governmental organizations and international
organizations, including the Human Rights Commission, to address the issue of
sex trafficking and improve labor conditions for workers.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is one of the world's worst countries for
human trafficking, according to the State department's annual Trafficking of
Persons report.(end)
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