Symposium on Responsible Recruitment and Combatting Trafficking in Persons Strengthens Collaboration Between the GCC and East & Horn of Africa

The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and in partnership with the Executive Bureau of the GCC Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs, organized a two-day Symposium on Responsible Recruitment and Combatting Trafficking in Persons: Fostering Collaboration between the Gulf Cooperation Council and East and Horn of Africa on 18–19 January 2026 in Manama.

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The Kingdom of Bahrain: Leading Experience in Combating Trafficking in Persons

The CEO of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), and Chairman of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons, His Excellency Mr. Jamal Abdulaziz AlAlawi met with the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Her Excellency Ms. Ghada Waly. The two sides discussed bilateral cooperation in upholding human rights and combatting human trafficking. Continue reading