The Kingdom’s efforts to combat human trafficking
- The law of Anti-Human Trafficking was issued by Royal Decree No. M/40 dated 7/21/1430 AH. Other laws that contribute to reducing this crime were also issued, such as the Protection Against Abuse law, the Child Protection law, and the Anti-Cybercrime law. His Highness the Minister of Interior also issued a decision to consider the crime of human trafficking as an offence subject to arrest.
- Forming a national committee in the Human Rights Commission to combat crimes of human trafficking.
- Adopting national action plans to combat human trafficking crimes.
- Launching the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for victims of human trafficking.
- Training of more than 7,000 beneficiaries from government and private entities and civil society institutions during the years 2020 – 2024 through 85 specialized training programs.
- Allocating an independent prosecution office for crimes of human trafficking.
- Allocating jurisdictions to hear cases of human trafficking.
- Launching an initiative to improve the contractual relationship.
- Establishing labor attachés in labour-exporting countries to the Kingdom.
- Adopting a regulation on domestic labor and its rulers and establishing controls to improve contractual relations.
- Receiving reports of human trafficking crimes through several hotlines and applications.
- Activating the role of active victim search and monitoring websites and social media to detect any abuses.
- Intensifying the efforts of law enforcement and increasing investigations and prosecutions of human trafficking cases.
- Establishing administrative units and training specialists in all police stations in the Kingdom due to the importance of combating such crimes.
