Qatar Airways Against Human Trafficking

October 29: Qatar Airways said it has become the first airline company in the Middle East to sponsor a national forum targeted at combatting human trafficking. The Combatting Human Trafficking Forum was opened on Sunday by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker.

The Combatting Human Trafficking Forum also supports Qatar’s considerable initiatives in advancing laws, infrastructure and programmes and policies that prevent human trafficking, reads a statement issued by the airline company.

Earlier this year, the US State Department released the ‘2018 Trafficking in Persons Report’, an annual publication documenting the efforts of 187 governments in combating human trafficking. This year’s report ranked Qatar at Tier Two, the second highest of four possible rankings, and cited efforts by the State of Qatar to prevent human trafficking, the statement further said.

Additionally, IATA and the Airports Council International (ACI) have launched a human trafficking awareness campaign called ‘#eyesopen’, urging airline staff and the travelling public to have their ‘eyes open’ to human trafficking.