OSCE HELPS CONDUCT STUDIES ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARMENIA
ArmRadio.am
07.09.2006 11:28
The results of two studies on trafficking in human beings in Armenia
conducted with support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan will be presented
on September 8.
A general study on "Trafficking and Labor Exploitation of Armenian
Migrants.
A Sociological Survey" was carried out by the Armenian Sociological
Association (ASA) while the focused study entitled "Children in
Orphanages and Special Schools in Armenia: Potential Victims of
Trafficking and Exploitation?" was implemented by the Armenian Relief
Society (ARS).
Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan,
Mr. Valery Mkrtoumian, Chairman of the Inter-Agency Commission on
Anti-Trafficking Issues and Head of the International Organizations
Department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry and Ms. Blanka Hancilova,
Democratization Officer at the OSCE Office in Yerevan will address
the audience. The two authors of the studies– Ms. Alvard Petrosyan,
Member of the Armenian Parliament, Chairwoman of the Executive Board
of the Armenian Relief Society and Dr. Gevorg Poghosyan, President
of the Armenian Sociological Association–will present the results
of respective surveys.