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The Committeewas established under Order No 23 of the PrimeMinister; the chairman of the Committee is the Undersecretary of State of theMinistry of Interior and Administration.
The Committee comprises of the representatives of the governmental administration units:
- The competent minister in charge of education,
- The competent minister in charge of social security,
- The Minister of Justice,
- The National Public Prosecutor,
- The competent minister in charge of foreign affairs,
- The competent minister in charge of health,
- The competent minister in charge of internal affairs,
- The Office of the Committee for European Integration,
- Head of the Office for Foreigners,
- Police Commander in Chief,
- The Commander in Chief of Border Guard.
Non-governmental organisations dealing with trafficking in human beings have been invited to participate in the Committee’s work, i.e. “La Strada” Foundation against Trafficking in Women, Caritas of Warsaw Archdiocese, Nobody’s Children Foundation and ITAKA – Centre for Missing Persons.
The tasks of the Committee comprise the following:
- Evaluation of implementation of the “National Programme for Combating and Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings”,
- Proposing and giving opinions about undertaken actions aiming at efficient combating and preventing trafficking in human beings,
- Cooperation with agencies of government administration and local government, as well as with non-governmental organisations in the scope of combating and preventing trafficking in human beings.
The objective of day-to-day monitoring and information exchange as part of the Committee led to the establishment of the Working Group, comprising of experts representing the institutions taking part in the Committee’s work.
The Unit for Trafficking in Human Beings in the Department of Migration Policy of the Ministry of Interior and Administration is responsible for the following issues:
- Handling the work of the interdepartmental Committee for Combating and Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings;
- Monitoring the implementation of the “National Programme for Combating and Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings”;
- Preparing the “National Programme for Combating and Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings” for subsequent years;
- Implementation of the “Programme to Support and Protect the Victims/Witnesses of Trafficking in Human Beings” intended for foreigners.