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IOM TANZANIA KICKED OFF A ROLL-OUT TRAINING WORKSHOP ON IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE MIGRANTS

IOM TANZANIA KICKED OFF A ROLL-OUT TRAINING WORKSHOP ON IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE MIGRANTS

14th August 2019, IOM Tanzania kicked off a three day roll-out training workshop on Identification and Provision of Assistance to Vulnerable Migrants in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The training workshop aims to improve knowledge and skills with regards to the identification and assistance to vulnerable migrants, including unaccompanied and separated migrant children (UASC’s). The training workshop comprises of  32 frontline officers from the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (Social Welfare Department), Ministry of Home Affairs (Anti Trafficking Secretariat and Immigration Services Department) and Ministry of Labour, Empowerment, Elders, Women and Children (MLEEWC) in Zanzibar, and representatives from Civil Society Organizations including WoteSawa Young Domestic Workers Organization (WYDWO) and Daughters of Mary Immaculate and Collaborators (DMI) . The roll-out training follows the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Identification and Provision of Assistance to Vulnerable Migrants held from 11 to 13 June 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The activities will enable the frontline officers and social workers to properly identify vulnerable migrants including UASC and take appropriate measures to refer and/or provide direct assistance.