Dispatch of Government Delegation on Anti-Human-Trafficking Measures

January 12, 2007

The Government of Japan has decided to dispatch a Government Delegation on Anti-Human-Trafficking Measures headed by Mr. Nishi, Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and composed of representatives of the ministries concerned (Cabinet Secretariat, National Police Agency, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) for five days from January 15 to 19 to Cambodia and Laos, which are allegedly countries from which the victims come to Japan. This dispatch is aimed at combating the problems of human trafficking more efficiently. The Delegation will have consultations with the concerned government agencies in the countries visited on efficient anti-human-trafficking measures, and hear about the actual conditions from international organizations and local NGOs.
Japan considers human trafficking to be a grave violation of human rights, and recognizes the urgent necessity of taking measures to combat it. Based on this recognition, it formulated a comprehensive Action Plan of Measures to Combat Trafficking in Persons in December 2004, and has taken various measures based on the Plan while pursuing international cooperation.
Japan has dispatched government delegations to Thailand, the Philippines, Columbia, Eastern Europe and other countries, based on the understanding that close international cooperation is crucial in efficiently combating human trafficking, which is a transnational organized crime, and hopes to build up closer ties and cooperation with the countries concerned through the present dispatch of a delegation to Cambodia and Laos.

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