OSCE organizes in Tashkent a two-day training ‘Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings within the Hospitality Sector’

On 21-22 November, the two-day training on preventing trafficking in human beings the hospitality sector was conducted by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) in co-operation with the National Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labour.

Thirty-two (seven women and twenty-five men) representatives from the business community, including hotel, tourism, and event management companies, gained specific knowledge on the ways in which trafficking in human beings affects the current business landscape and how the expansion of services in the hospitality sector is likely to have an effect on trafficking. Private sector initiatives in the tourism sector related to child protection was also a focus at this event. 

Participants acquired additional insight into national referral mechanisms and trafficking in human beings risks in supply chains in order to further support the prevention of trafficking in human beings in this sector. Silke Kloever, Senior Project Officer, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, emphasized “We are encouraging the private sector, trade unions and relevant civil society institutions to join our efforts and support government measures in the field of combating and preventing trafficking in persons. Your support is indispensable!”.

This training program was organized within the PCUz UB project "Promoting Gender Equality and Combating Human Trafficking”.