News Category: Human Trafficking

YPSA celebrates ‘World Day against Trafficking in Persons-2023’ in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar
With the theme “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind”, YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) in association with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and in coordination…

Training on Human Trafficking Act 2012 for Armed Police Battalion (APBn)
As a part of its initiatives for combating human training and ensuring justice for the trafficked victims, YPSA organized “Training on Human Trafficking Act-2012” for the members of 8-Armed Police…

YPSA organized training on Human Trafficking Act 2012 for Journalists in Cox’s Bazar
YPSA organized a two-day training workshop for the journalists in coordination with the Press Club of Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar on 13-14 July, 2022. The training workshop was held in…

Training on Human Trafficking Act, 2012 for Journalists held in Cox’s Bazar
YPSA with support from International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized a two-day training workshop for journalists under the project titled “Prevention and Response Activities Implementation on Counter Trafficking Issues” at…

Deputy Administrator of USAID Bonnie Glick visits YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
Bonnie Glick, Deputy Administrator of USAID and her team visited YPSA-Counter trafficking in Persons (BC/TIP) Program in Cox’s Bazar on November 07, 2019. The team also comprises senior officials of…

U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller and other U.S. Government Officials visit YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
Ambassador of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Earl R. Miller and Ambassador John Richmond, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Person (J/TIP) and other US Government and Winrock International officials…

Orientation on Prevention and Suppress of Human Trafficking Act, 2012 held at Cox’s Bazar
Under ‘Initiatives to Prevent Human Trafficking in Emergency Response project’, YPSA organized “Orientation on Prevention and Suppress of Human Trafficking Act, 2012 with the Camp-In-Charge (CIC)” at Long Beach Hotel,…

Orientation on “The Prevention and suppression of Human Trafficking Act, 2012” for law enforcement agencies held at Teknaf
For the law enforcement agencies (LEA),YPSA organized an orientation on ‘ The Prevention and suppression of Human Trafficking Act, 2012’ at Hall Room, Teknaf Upazila, Cox’s Bazar on 14th February,…

Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs Jahangir Alam visits YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Joint secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of Bangladesh visited YPSA-Counter trafficking in Persons (BC/TIP) Program in Cox’s Bazar on February 02. Other senior…

US Ambassador Earl Robert Miller and USAID Mission Director Derrick S Brown visits YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
The newly-appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Robert Miller and USAID Bangladesh Mission Director Derrick S Brown visited YPSA’s intervention of Counter trafficking in- persons program (BCTIP) in Cox’s Bazar…

Singing out against human trafficking – Rohingya Response Project
The UN Migration Agency IOM and Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) are raising awareness of the danger of human trafficking through drama and folksong at Cox’s Bazar in…

Workshop for media professionals on Human Trafficking Act and preventing TIP
YPSA organised a workshop for media professional/journalist on Human Trafficking Act and preventing Trafficking in Persons (TIP) at the Mushroom Center, Cox’s Bazar on 26th August, 2018. The workshop is…

YPSA observes World Day against Human Trafficking in Persons- 2018
With a strong vow to stop human trafficking, IOM & YPSA jointly under the umbrella of District Commissioner’s office of Cox’s Bazar organized ‘World Day against Human Trafficking in Persons-2018’…

Project induction : Initiatives to Prevent Human Trafficking in Emergency Response
YPSA organized an induction workshop of a project titled “Initiatives to Prevent Human Trafficking in Emergency Response” at Hotel Beach Way, Kolatoli, Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, June 10, 2018. Notably,…

USAID General Counsel visits YPSA’s Counter Trafficking in Persons program
On 6th November, 2017, Mr. David Moore, General Counsel, USAID, Washington, USA visited ongoing activities of Bangladesh Counter Trafficking-In-Persons (BC/TIP) Program which is being implemented by YPSA in Cox’s Bazar. He…

YPSA observes World Day against Human Trafficking
Like elsewhere in the world, the Office of District Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar in assistance with YPSA & PHALS – two NGOs working on human trafficking issues organized the World…

Orientation on role and responsibilities for the Upazila Counter Trafficking Committee members
Under the Bangladesh Counter Trafficking in Persons (BCTIP) Program, there held an interactive event titled ‘Orientation on Role and Responsibilities for the Upazila CTC (Counter Trafficking Committee) Members’ at Banskhali…

Rohingya trafficking – A Channel 24 report
A Channel 24 TV report on Rohingya trafficking (20-01-2016). An interview was taken from Md. Mahabubur Rahman, Director (SDP), YPSA. রোহিঙ্গা পাচার সন্ত্রান্ত একটি প্রতিবেদন প্রচারিত হয় চ্যানেল ২৪ টিভিতে।

Ambassadors of Norway, Sweden and Denmark visits YPSA in Cox’s Bazar
Three Ambassadors of Norway, Sweden and Denmark and senior high officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) visited YPSA’s project intervention area in Cox’s Bazar on 17 January, 2017. Sidsel Bleken,…

Secretary of Ministry of Women & Child Affairs visits YPSA
Nasima Begum, Secretary, Ministry of Women & Children Affairs has visited YPSA’s anti-trafficking project Ashshash: for men and women who have escaped trafficking, on 12th December, 2016 at Chittagong. Firstly…