On June 10th, the RSO – in partnership with the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) – delivered a Virtual Training Workshop on Addressing People Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons to 24 Malaysian Immigration Officials.

The virtual training workshop was delivered through JCLEC’s Online Delivery Model (ODM) using the Zoom platform, connecting the RSO with Malaysian immigration officers stationed across a variety of provinces throughout Malaysia.

This virtual workshop contained three sessions aimed at providing participants with the knowledge and skills required to better respond to incidents of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants.

The first two sessions were delivered by the RSO and included an overview of trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants, and the investigation of trafficking in persons cases. The third session was delivered by Scott Burge from Orejen Canada Consulting who shared his experiences on International and Interagency Cooperation to address these two crimes.

The RSO would like to thank General Aby Nursentyanto (INP Executive Director of JCLEC), Federal Agent Greg Davis (AFP Executive Director of Programs of JCLEC), Mr. Scott Burge, as well as all participants who were in attendance. The RSO would also like to thank the JCLEC staff and interpreters for all their hard work in ensuring the success of this workshop which has brought both Malaysia and the RSO closer to our shared goal of combating people smuggling, trafficking in persons and related transnational crime.