The project is a joint initiative backed by IOM and the System for the Whole Development of the Family (DIF, by its Spanish acronym) of Puerto Vallarta.
The committee will ensure that the assessment, which is currently in process, takes into account efforts made by other institutions and researchers specializing in human trafficking in Mexico.
The Puerto Vallarta project aims to improve both quantitative and qualitative data and information available to formulate strategies and action programmes for combating human trafficking at the local level. It focuses on identifying the profiles of victims and traffickers, and on collecting and systematically compiling . . .
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