He Public Ministry and the Ministry of Labor joined forces to articulate actions aimed at preventing, investigating and punishing crimes of trafficking and labor trafficking in the country, as well as to protect victims and guarantee their rights.
With this objective, a interinstitutional agreement between the Attorney General, Miriam Germán Brito, and the Minister of Labor, Luis Miguel De Camps García, who ratified their commitment to work together to continue the struggle against this social problem.
In signing this agreement, the Minister of Labor expressed that this inter-institutional collaboration It is nothing more than an additional step within the many advances that have already materialized, such as the formalization of the agreement for the struggle against him child labor and its worst forms.
“We have the expectation that, based on the reforms that the central government has been promoting, including the modernization of the Labor Codethe capacities of the Ministry of Labor. Along with this strengthening of the relations with the Public Ministry“We are convinced that the scourges that could threaten our country at some point can be eliminated and reduced,” said the minister.
The Attorney General of the Republic, Miriam Germán Brito, said that the human trafficking and the human trafficking They are not only legal problems, but they are also violations of human dignity that affect thousands of people in our country, a situation that must be acted upon urgently and forcefully.
“This is why we are committed to establishing a inter-institutional cooperation that not only facilitates the prevention and investigation of these crimes, but also ensures the protection of victims with opportunities for job reintegration“added prosecutor Miriam Germán Brito.
The statements of both officials were made through a press release, which states that the efforts to be made by both ministries include training actions through workshops and training joint actions to identify, prevent and address these cases, as well as the design and execution of information and awareness campaigns aimed at the population about the risks of trafficking and labor trafficking of people, with a view to investigating and bringing those responsible to justice.
