Help Center for Trafficking Victims was opened in Yerevan on May 7. At opening ceremony held in RA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, OSCE special representative and human trafficking coordinator Eva Bede expressed hope that OSCE -RA collaboration development will make the work of Help Center for Trafficking Victims in Armenia more effective.


Help Center for Trafficking Victims was formed with the assistance of Germany, France and Sweden. Anti-trafficking program is scheduled to be completed till August 2010. Upon program completion Help Center for Trafficking Victims will be integrated into the structure of RA Ministry for Labor and Social Issues.


Memorandum of Understanding on Help Center formation was signed on Nov. 4, 2008.
The Center aims to help anti-trafficking structures to create effective mechanism for trafficking victims protection. The Center plans to offer training programs for representatives of public organizations, social services, legislative bodies, as well as human trafficking awareness events.