VOL 18 NO 10 REGD NO DA 1589 | Dhaka, Wednesday November 10 2010
FE Report
Media can play a significant role in eradicating human trafficking and in ensuring safe migration, said International Organisation for Migration (IMO) in Bangladesh Tuesday.
The organisation, working worldwide since 1958 for raising awareness among the people for safe migration and for providing victims with legal support and rehabilitation, emphasised the need for cooperation in electronics and print media, as media could influence the people directly.
The observations came from a discussion held between the IMO and the media at the Reporters Unity Club in the city Tuesday.
IMO and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) jointly organised the programme titled "Towards Awareness on Migration: Power of Media".
"Press, television, radio have a great impact on the people and people are directly influenced by the media. Our history teaches us how the media have played a striking role in increasing mass awareness during every crucial movement when the nation seeks a proper way," said National Programme Officer of IMO Asif Monir.
He said, "migration abroad plays a great role in the national economy and also in our socio-economic development. So we must have to ensure legal and safe migration".
"And to ensure a legal and proper migration abroad, the government, NGOs and the media have to work jointly"
After a visual presentation of fictions and documentations on 'trafficking victim' the discussion took place.
Speakers from different print and electronics media emphasised the need for direct cooperation between the organisations like IMO and the media.
"Mobile phone and upcoming community radio also can play a noteworthy role in arousing consciousness," said the speakers.
Many of the journalists there stressed the need for involvement of journalists in arousing consciousness in the remote areas.
"Most of the victims are from remote areas; so the government, NGOs and international organisations like IMO have to work jointly with journalists in rural areas and have to give them proper recognition considering matters like human trafficking", media persons said.
They suggested that the government give severe punishment to the criminals and the media should also telecast and publish the examples of punishment for raising fear among the criminals.
Role of media in eradicating human trafficking stressed
Source: The Financial Express
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