12 January 2015 - In line with the third pillar of Philippine foreign policy, which is the protection of the rights and promotion of the welfare and interests of Filipino overseas workers, the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv conducted a Seminar on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) for its officers and personnel on December 28, 2014.

The seminar aimed to update the knowledge of its officers and personnel on trafficking in persons and equip them with the necessary skills to deal with future cases.

The seminar focused on key topics essential to the implementation of the Philippine Government's anti-trafficking in persons agenda: 1) Republic Act No. 10364 otherwise known as the "Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012"; 2) the roles of the different government agencies in addressing TIP; 3) the scope of assistance that may be provided by the concerned government agencies to Filipino victims of human trafficking; and 4) the appropriate way of dealing with and extending help to TIP victims.

The number of human trafficking cases in Israel involving Filipinos remains low mainly due to the host country's well-established labor and immigration policies on foreign workers. 

The Embassy regularly organizes training seminars on various topics to improve its services. END