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KUWAIT, July 30 (KUNA) -- Kuwait goes on intensifying its efforts to combat human trafficking through developing relevant legislations and laws, Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights Affairs Ambassador Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Al-Duaij Al-Sabah said on Wednesday.
Speaking to KUNA in a statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Sheikha Jawaher said Kuwait is partaking in this occasion to show a shared international commitment to fighting one of the most dangerous crimes that violates human dignity and targets the most vulnerable.
Upon the directives of the wise political leadership, Kuwait is closely working with concerned civil society institutions, UN agencies, topped with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), International Organization for Migration, (IOM), and International Labour Organization (ILO), along sisterly and friendly countries, in line with a common approach based on sharing expertise and boosting national capability building, she noted.
There are about 2.9 million foreign workers in Kuwait, and this requires enhancing societal awareness, she noted.
In addition, employers should bear their legal and moral responsibilities towards these workers, along the State's key role in providing a safe environment and ensuring legal protection for them, she stated.
Sheikha Jawaher said all relevant laws on expats, national sector labour, domestic workers, combating trafficking in persons and others are being developed to be compatible with international commitments.
Kuwait will remain committed to making efforts to protect victims and holding accountable perpetrators in a way that ensures combating human trafficking in all its forms and shows Kuwait's respect of human rights, she reiterated. (end)
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