Business representatives in Cusco were Trained to Support the Socioeconomic Reintegration of Adolescent Survivors of Trafficking

Cusco - Over 50 business representatives from Cusco received training on trafficking in persons and its traumatic effects on children and adolescents.

The trainees explored opportunities to contribute to the socioeconomic reintegration of victims, including support for completing basic education, job training, supplies for entrepreneurship fairs, and job opportunities for the families of the adolescents, among other activities aimed at the Specialized Shelter (CARE) for Trafficking Victims of INABIF.

The workshop was organized by the Regional Management Office of Labor and Employment Promotion of Cusco, the Cusco Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations, and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

The workshop's welcoming remarks were delivered by Wilber Caballero Condori, Regional Manager of Labor and Employment Promotion of the Cusco Regional Government, and Julio Revatta Tagle, Tourism Director of the Chamber of Commerce. Both emphasized their institutions' interest and commitment to actions for the protection and reintegration of trafficking victims and the importance of business collaboration.

María Pía Hermoza, ILO Officer, and Roxana Dávila, from the General Directorate of Children and Adolescents of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP), led the training, which was developed on the basis of the "Guide for Economic Independence of Victims of Trafficking in Shelters, within the framework of responsible business conduct."

The Guide, which aims to help businesses consolidate public and private collaboration in the socioeconomic reintegration of trafficking survivors, was developed with the participation of several companies through CONFIEP, INABIF, and the General Directorate of Children and Adolescents of MIMP, with technical assistance from the ILO.