The International Catholic Migration Commission
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displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Malaysia    Indonesia, Malaysia Counter-trafficking efforts in South East Asia centre on raising awareness, protecting human dignityKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA—In a press conference held with members of the Malaysian media, ICMC and Archdiocesan Human Development Committee (AHDC) representatives shared how they will be intensifying efforts to raise public awareness of human trafficking, and strengthen the capacity of local organizations involved in counter-trafficking work.Read more< Malaysia Malaysian Church fights for domestic workersPENANG, 9 March 2010 (UCAN<)—The Malaysian Church’s migrant ministry is working with other non-governmental organisations to fight for basic rights for Indonesian domestic workers.Read more< ICMC partners with Sisters of the Good Shepherd to combat human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific regionKUALA LUMPUR, 16 February 2011—In a region dramatically impacted by human trafficking, more than 40 counter trafficking experts from across South East Asia gathered in Malaysia for a regional workshop geared towards strengthening prevention and protection capacities.Read more< Malaysia ICMC co-organizes two-day anti-human trafficking workshopKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 25 June 2009 (Daily Express<) — The existing shelter in Sabah for victims of human trafficking is grossly inadequate in many aspects, according to an evaluation Wednesday by one participating group at a Strategic Planning Workshop to facilitate the setting up of an anti human-trafficking committee.Read more< Malaysia ICMC contributes to opening of Sabah safe house for victims of human trafficking, abuseKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 24 June 2009 (The Star<) — A new safe house for foreign women who are victims human trafficking and domestic abuse will be set up in Sabah, following the establishment of an anti-human trafficking monitoring committee, organised by the Church.Read more< ICMC South East Asia ICMC, partners, raise awareness of human trafficking in SE AsiaKOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA, 19 February 2009 (The Daily Express<) — A field assessment by the Indonesian Ministry of Women's Empowerment in 2003 reported that there were 5,000 Indonesian women and girls forced into prostitution in Sabah alone.Read more<  |
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