The Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency held the 2026 International Conference on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking Aug. 25 in Taipei City, according to the agency.
This year is the 18th edition of the conference, the NIA said, adding that Taiwan has retained its Tier 1 ranking in the U.S. State Department annual Trafficking in Persons Report for 16 consecutive years.
With participation by academics, civil group representatives and government officials from Japan and 10 other countries, discussions focused on forced labor, exploitation in supply chains and identification and protection of vulnerable groups such as domestic workers, international students and fishing crews, the agency added.
Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang noted that the government identifies victims and provides legal, medical and placement services, citing 25 public-private shelters and accommodation for 103 victims in 2025. The Human Trafficking Prevention Act amended and in effect from 2024, stipulated that forced criminality is subject to punishment, she added.
The conference opened with a keynote address by Tomoya Obokata, professor of international human rights law at the UK’s University of York. Obokata briefed on policy trends such as corporate criminal liability, human rights due diligence and importation limits for products manufactured by forced labor, the MOI said.
The goal of anti-human trafficking is to prevent labor exploitation and in this regard Taiwan is committed to reinforcing corporate responsibility and transnational cooperation, the ministry stated. (POC-E)
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This year is the 18th edition of the conference, the NIA said, adding that Taiwan has retained its Tier 1 ranking in the U.S. State Department annual Trafficking in Persons Report for 16 consecutive years.
With participation by academics, civil group representatives and government officials from Japan and 10 other countries, discussions focused on forced labor, exploitation in supply chains and identification and protection of vulnerable groups such as domestic workers, international students and fishing crews, the agency added.
Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang noted that the government identifies victims and provides legal, medical and placement services, citing 25 public-private shelters and accommodation for 103 victims in 2025. The Human Trafficking Prevention Act amended and in effect from 2024, stipulated that forced criminality is subject to punishment, she added.
The conference opened with a keynote address by Tomoya Obokata, professor of international human rights law at the UK’s University of York. Obokata briefed on policy trends such as corporate criminal liability, human rights due diligence and importation limits for products manufactured by forced labor, the MOI said.
The goal of anti-human trafficking is to prevent labor exploitation and in this regard Taiwan is committed to reinforcing corporate responsibility and transnational cooperation, the ministry stated. (POC-E)
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