\\\'Form special tribunals to try human traffickers\\\'

Sramik Nirapotta Forum (Workers’ Safety Forum) have urged the government to form a special tribunal to stop illegal migration in line with the Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act, 2012. The forum came up with the suggestion at a programme titled ‘Taking collective initiatives and formulating recommendations to stop human trafficking’ held in the city. They upheld some demands to the government to reduce the suffering of the workers who are either ‘floating in the ocean’ or have taken refuge after being rescued in different countries. The demands include bringing back the workers immediately, then rehabilitating them, providing compensation to the affected workers or their families, giving exemplary punishment to the traffickers, activating human trafficking prevention committees in different districts, upazillas and union parishads, and increasing awareness among the people to prevent trafficking and illegal migration, according to a news agency.