TIRANA (Albania), October 15 (SeeNews) – The UK Home Office said it is providing 2.0 million British pounds ($2.6 million/2.3 million euro) to Albania to help protect victims of modern slavery, support vulnerable people and bring perpetrators to justice.
“The programme will help tackle the flow of modern slavery to the UK by supporting victims to rebuild their lives and by deterring vulnerable people from falling into the hands of traffickers in Albania,” the government said in a news release last week, following a meeting of UK minister for crime Victoria Atkins and Albanian deputy minister of interior Rovena Voda in London.
The UK will also support criminal justice officials to ensure perpetrators of human trafficking are brought to justice.
“The funding runs until March 2021 to assist Albanian victims with their reintegration into society once they are identified, as well as educating vulnerable communities about the dangers of trafficking,” the Home Office said.
The package also includes training for Albanian criminal justice officials so that they are better prepared to deal with human trafficking cases, meaning those responsible are more likely to face justice.
(1 euro = 0.87873 British pounds)