THE Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking announced on Tuesday that it would be implementing stricter departure formalities starting next month in order to stem the rising number of human trafficking victims.
“So, these new guidelines seek to screen them thoroughly before they leave so we don’t have any reasons to initiate rescues,” he added. The 15-minute period will commence at the start of the interview by the secondary inspection officer. “Maybe we need to clarify that this is not a means to be strict on our citizens because in fact, based on our data, only 0.6 percent of departing passengers have not been allowed to travel vis-a- vis their actual purpose of travel,” she pointed out.