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Viewing cable 04MANAMA940, TIP REPORT NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
04MANAMA940 2004-06-17 09:47 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Manama
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS MANAMA 000940 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR INL/G/TIP, DRL/PHD, NEA/ARP, 
AND NEA/PI 
CAIRO FOR STEVE BONDY 
LONDON FOR ETHAN GOLDRICH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KCRM KFRD KMPI KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BA
SUBJECT: TIP REPORT NARRATIVE AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 126730 
 
     B. 03 MANAMA 3015 
 
1.  POL/ECON Chief delivered ref a country narrative and 
talking points regarding the 2004 Trafficking in Persons 
(TIP) report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant 
Undersecretar Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa on 
June 15, 2004. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, who chairs the GOB 
interministerial TIP Committee, expressed satisfaction with 
Bahrain's Tier Two ranking.  P/E Chief remarked that the 
report emphasized statistics on prosecution, prevention and 
investigation.  Shaikh Abdul Aziz said he would convene GOB's 
inter-ministerial committee to highlight this characteristic 
and ensure that statistics are gathered for next year's 
report. 
 
2.  Shaikh Abdul Aziz mentioned that on June 14 the Lower 
Criminal Court heard abused housemaid Anita Verma's case and 
that her employer admitted that she physically abused Anita. 
(see ref b)  Shaikh Abdul Aziz is hopeful that a conviction 
is forthcoming.  The press reported that the court adjourned 
until July 4. 
 
3.  PolOff informed Shaikh Abdul Aziz that Post secured a 
MEPI-funded small grant to train worker abuse hotline 
telephone operators at the Ministry of Labor and Social 
Affairs (MOLSA) and volunteers of the Bahrain Centre for 
Human Rights Migrant Workers Group.  This training is planned 
for Fall 2004.  Shaikh Abdul Aziz told EmbOffs he was very 
pleased to see that MOLSA and the Migrant Workers Group will 
be trained together. 
WILLIAMSON