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India sensitive to human trafficking, says Renuka

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NEW DELHI: Reacting to the annual U.S. State Department report on human trafficking warning India of possible sanctions if it failed to act swiftly on the “world’s largest human trafficking and bonded labour problems,” the Government on Wednesday said it did not appreciate “being watched over its shoulder.”

Talking to reporters here, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent charge) Renuka Chowdhury said no one should question the Government’s commitment in dealing with the issues of human trafficking. “We are equally sensitive to the issues and yes, there are some peculiar problems in the region which are being rectified. But, we do not like being watched over our shoulder.”

Giving details of a conference on ‘Micro-finance and Women Economic Empowerment in SAARC Region’ to be held here on Thursday and Friday, Ms. Chowdhury said the issue of human trafficking would be taken up on the first day of the conference and the rescue, rehabilitation, and repatriation of the victims discussed. She said the Government was also looking at the extradition policy for traffickers and adopting the best practices of other SAARC countries.

According to the Minister, she had written to all State Governments to provide figures on missing children and child labour to set up a quick response system. She said the Government was now working towards compulsory registration of pregnancy and births.

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