Difficulties in finding a legal, well-paid job within the country are major factors pushing target populations to seek job opportunities abroad, making them susceptible to trafficking. Thus, one of the key components of IOM activities is prevention, which includes but not limited to promotion of safe job-seeking practices and trainings for the representatives of risk group, in particular students and . . . Read more
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in cooperation with the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and prominent experts in the field of documents security Andree ten Caat and Jody Schuurman from the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and Tibor Covacs from Slovakia conducted a training for 20 customs officials from the Republic of Belarus and Ukraine on 14-16 October in . . . Read more
On 13-17 October 2014, a joint delegation of Belarusian and Ukrainian border guards visited Portugal to study the country’s experience in combating irregular migration and conducting immigration control. The visit was organized within the framework of the EU-funded project, “Strengthening surveillance and bilateral coordination capacity along the common border between Belarus and Ukraine (SURCAP Phase II)”. Through a number of . . . Read more