On February 28, 2024, the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan discussed issues of improving the protection of the rights of migrants and victims of human trafficking.

Deputiesof the Senate Committee on Constitutional Legislation, the Judiciary and Law Enforcement Agencies held a meeting on the topic "Current problems of protecting the rights of migrant workers and victims of human trafficking in the Republic of Kazakhstan". This event brought together key representatives of the Government and international organizations, as well as civil society activists.

The Consul General of France in Almaty, Fabrice Neveu, visited the office of the PA LCWI “Sana Sezim” on February 20, 2024. During the meeting, the organization's project activities in the field of combating human trafficking, documenting stateless persons and preventing domestic violence were presented. This visit demonstrated the importance of international cooperation in the fight against social problems.

The Akelius initiative, aimed at improving the language literacy of children in the context of migration processes, continues its activities in the city of Shymkent.

Aspart of this initiative, teachers of M.Zhumabayev Secondary School No. 39 took an active part by holding an open lesson of the Russian language in the 3rd grade with the Kazakh language of instruction on February 8, 2024. The topic of the lesson was devoted to musical instruments, which contributes not only to the assimilation of new knowledge, but also to the development of a new language and culture.

Another information event for college students on combating human trafficking was held on February 7, 2024, at the State Municipal state-owned Enterprise "College of Light Industry and Service" of the Department of Education of the city of Shymkent.

The event was attended by 80 participants, which makes up 4 groups of students. For a group of students with hearing impairments, information was disseminated using sign language translation.

On February 1, 2024, the Republican seminar "An inclusive approach to the integration of migrant children in education" was held. This event was held within the framework of the project (IOM SBCC) "Protection of vulnerable migrants with a special focus on the empowerment of women in the context of migration in Central Asia" with the support of the IOM of Kazakhstan and financial support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On January 31, 2024, an international round table "Improving mechanisms for the prevention of human trafficking in Central Asian countries" was held. This event is an annual January event of the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies at the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organized jointly with the OSCE Program Office as a regional hub for combating global threats.

Duringthe round table, an analysis of the current state of anti-trafficking policy in the Central Asian region was carried out. The participants discussed innovative approaches and prevention measures for human trafficking and identified gaps in the prevention of human trafficking.

On January 29, 2024, a webinar on best practices for working with children affected by child trafficking was held for the International Justice Organization Women's Club as part of the Eurasia Foundation's P2P project.

Thisseminar was held with the participation of the PA LCWI “Sana Sezim”. The director of the PA LCWI “Sana Sezim”, Khassanova Shakhnoza, shared her valuable experience of working with children who have become victims of human trafficking. Her presentation highlighted not only the difficulties faced by children in such situations, but also the best approaches and methods to help them recover and adapt.

On January 19, 2024, a mobile group consisting of representatives of the Prosecutor's Office, the Department of Internal Affairs, the Department of Internal Affairs and the city of Shymkent and the PA LCWI “Sana Sezim” toured the farms of the city as part of the initiative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The purpose of the mobile visits is to raise public awareness about human trafficking and identify cases of labor exploitation. The representative composition of the group provided an extensive overview of the problem and the dissemination of information materials on non-governmental organizations providing assistance to victims throughout Kazakhstan.

Withinthe framework of the project "Kazakhstan's Actions in combating child trafficking", with the support of the US Department of State and implemented by Winrock International, a training for Public defenders against child trafficking has successfully begun in Almaty. From January 16 to 18, 2024, 31 people from the cities of Almaty and Shymkent, as well as from Kyzylorda, Turkestan, Zhambyl, Almaty regions and Zhetisu region will take part in this event.

In December 2023, the Head of state signed an action plan in the field of human rights, which paid special attention to migration issues. The plan, consisting of 8 parts and 41 paragraphs, has 6 sections devoted to the rights of migrants, stateless persons and refugees.

Oneof the main stages of the plan's implementation is innovation in national legislation. According to the proposal, a new paragraph has been added to the 5th chapter of the order "Procedure for admission to citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a simplified manner (registration procedure)".