| Ishan Ibrahim |
THE Indian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Nagma Mohamed Mallick, expressed her concerns over human trafficking from India yesterday, during an informational briefing on the illegal trafficking of manpower.
Several issues regarding human trafficking and crimes in relevance to labour laws were among the key topics discussed at the meeting.
During the talk, Mallick mentioned a recent event in which four Indian girls were brought to Brunei Darussalam under false promises of nursing jobs at government hospitals.
She praised the relevant authorities in Brunei Darussalam for their efficiency in ensuring that the unfortunate girls were safely flown home within two days.
Mallick also raised the hope that the briefing would serve to highlight various health and safety issues faced by some Indian nationals working in Brunei Darussalam.
The Indian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam, Nagma Mohamed Mallick speaking at the briefing. – PHOTOS: ISHAN IBRAHIM
DPP Christopher Ng, the Senior Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor from the Attorney General’s Chambers, speaking during the briefing.
Several senior government officers, embassy staff and a section of the Indian expatriate community in Brunei attended the briefing, which was held at the High Commission of India in Brunei Darussalam at Jalan Sungai Akar.
Among those in attendance yesterday were DPP Christopher Ng, the Senior Counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor from the Attorney General’s Chambers; Deputy Superintendent of Police Ang Lay Bee, Head of the Human Trafficking Investigation Unit at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF); Assistant Superintendent of Police Pengiran Saiful Amirul Muhammad bin Pengiran Haji Ramlee, Assistant Head of the Human Trafficking Investigation Unit at the CID of the RBPF; Zulhilmi bin Haji Abidin, the Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Corporate); Shariful Bahri bin Haji Sawas, the Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Operations); Mohd Hazizul bin Hassan, the Senior Labour Inspector; Pengiran Jamaluddin bin Pengiran Haji Hidop, the Chief Immigration Officer at the Immigration and National Registration Department; and Haji Yahaya bin Haji Razali, the Senior Immigration Officer at the Work Pass Section under the Immigration and National Registration Department.
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