Representatives of MIA visited the Center

Wednesday, 17 September 2014 10:37

Representatives of MIA visited the Center

September 4th, 2014 - In the premises of the Gerontology Center of Belgrade meeting between representatives of the Centre for Human Trafficking Victims Protection and representatives of the Swedish government body MIA (Swedish Intercountry Adoptions Authority), which have visited our country from 1st to 5th of September, in order to control and supervise of the Swedish NGO and non-profit organizations "Adoptionscentrum" and its work in the territory of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro.

While in Serbia, representatives of MIA took advantage to visit several institutions, among which was the Center for Human Trafficking Victims Protection.

The first part of the meeting was devoted to the presentation of the Centre, as well as presenting problems that the city faces in everyday activities.

The second part was dedicated to the following topics are particularly interested guests from Sweden: the legalization of prostitution, the type of support provided by the Government of Serbia to Center, statistical data as a measure for special vulnerability of certain groups of the population, the use of specific methods of working with children and minor victims of human trafficking, system of continuing professional development in Serbia as well as which educations employees undergo as training specialists. Also the topics were child trafficking for the purpose of adoption and organ trafficking.