UN Special Rapporteur investigates human trafficking in Bahrain.

United Nations special rapporteur Sigma Huda will be visiting Bahrain next month to investigate human trafficking.
 ”The main objective is that a lot of migrant workers go to Gulf states and the government is very keen to see people coming into the country don’t get exploited.”
“Bahrain is a small island and secluded, there is just a causeway into Saudi Arabia, so we would like to see if Bahrain is a stepping stone for trafficking because there is a trafficking problem in the Gulf region.
“They may not be coming into the country illegally straightaway. They may have come for work and then end up being exploited through prostitution or forced labour.
“There are many chances for exploitation and we would like to assist the government and see what measures they are taking.”
“People come out for different purposes and find themselves in difficult positions. In many Gulf states, as soon as they go into the country their passport stays with the employer, so if they get in a bad situation and try to leave it will be illegal.”
Sixteen Indian workers died recently in a fire at a labour camp in Bahrain, which the Indian government claimed at the time was holding trafficked workers against their will. To read more on this and related subjects, please click visit Gulf Daily News by clicking here.