d) Consider establishing a separate bureau for expatriate workers with the
responsibilities to issue quotas to employ expatriate workers and work permits,
to collect and maintain statistics with respect to expatriate workers and to deal
with complaints of and other matters relating to expatriate workers.
64. In 2009, government anticipated that there were around 30,000 undocumented workers in
the country.28 Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) reported that out of 2700
deported migrant workers in the year 2009, 2200 were undocumented migrant workers
from Bangladesh. In 2009, a total 34 expatriates were also deported for engaging in
prostitution.29 The information received from DIE further demonstrated that the country is
also a transit point for human trafficking. The information also validated that the age group
of suspected victims of human trafficking identified at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport
from 2010 to 2011 range from 2 years to 46 years.
Source: Department of Immigration and Emigration
Chapter: Article 8: Prohibition of Slavery
65. Following are data received from DIE with regard to human trafficking.
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