News and press releases

The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, on 30 October 2015 in Madrid, highlighted the importance of partnerships among organizations and States in the fight against human trafficking...

BERLIN, 15 October 2015 – The OSCE Deputy Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ruth Freedom Pojman ahead of European Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October, today welcomed Germany’s initiative to bring the European Union anti-trafficking directive into law, a move which will strengthen the protection of victim’s rights and is also in line with OSCE commitments...

KYIV, 15 October 2015 – Inter-agency co-operation between law enforcers and social service providers to improve the identification of human trafficking victims is the focus of a two-day workshop, which started today with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine...

VIENNA, 24 September 2015 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today met refugees and representatives of local aid organizations at the Vienna West railway station (Westbahnhof), where he was briefed by Austria’s Interior Ministry and the Vienna police about their operations...

MILAN, 15 September 2015 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, on Tuesday called on governments to enact measures to ensure ethical sourcing and keep modern day slavery out of supply chains.

MINSK, 30 July 2015 – Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and an offence to the dignity and integrity of its victims. We must focus our efforts to protecting the most vulnerable – especially children, said the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Madina Jarbussynova as she opened a high-level workshop in Minsk today to mark the World Day against Trafficking in Human Beings...

Protecting groups vulnerable to human trafficking along migration routes and in destination countries is the focus of the 2015 Alliance conference, where during the next two days leading experts are looking for new ways to assist at-risk migrants...