Regarding Trafficking in Persons, MWAF is in the know of the real and true situation as we have a sub-working group on trafficking in persons, which is entirely involved in the prevention and suppression activities.

Myanmar has also enacted the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Law. In 684 cases prosecuted between 2001 and May 2006, action was taken against 1920 persons of which 2 were given life sentence and 99 were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. As preventive measures, 830,000 were counseled and 28,840 were deterred in time by working groups on trafficking in persons, including MWAF members, in cooperation with the Myanmar Police Force and the local authorities.

In spite of all these nationwide endeavours to suppress trafficking in persons and collaboration with the regional countries, the US Department of State chose to ignore the efforts and listed Myanmar on tier 3 on the list of countries which are not in conformity with the US Department of State, Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 and economic sanction was imposed on the products of the factories in Myanmar.

With many young women losing their jobs as a result of the closure of factories, authorities and departments concerned, in cooperation with related social organizations, had to make arrangements to ward off the looming danger of these jobless young women falling victims to human trafficking.