Cabinet approves MoU signed between India and Myanmar

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday, November 27, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) signed on bilateral cooperation between India and Myanmar for the prevention of human trafficking in persons, recovery, rescue, re-integration and, repatriation of victims of Trafficking.

The Mou aims at strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two nations and to increase cooperation on the issues related to human trafficking such as:

To ensure fast investigation and prosecution of crime syndicates and traffickers in either countries, strengthen immigration, border controls cooperation and implementing strategies with relevant organizations and Ministries, setting up of task force/working groups, adoption and formulation of standard operating procedures, to share and develop database of victims of trafficking in a confidential and safe manner and exchange of information on traffickers.