Few takers for IGNOU's anti-human trafficking course

New Delhi: A year after it was launched, an anti-human trafficking
certificate course started by the Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU) and the home ministry has few takers, an official
said on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a national workshop to curb
human trafficking, K. Elumalai, director of school of law at IGNOU,
said, " The six-month certificate course which aims to accelerate the
process of sensitization against human trafficking as few takers. The
course which was introduced in June 2010 (formally launched in
December) has only 100 students across the country."

He said that IGNOU had recommended to the home ministry to sensitize
the state governments that such an anti-human trafficking course is
available for law enforcement officials and other stake holders like
prosecutors, government departments and NGOs.

"The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) through state government has asked
the police department, narcotics, child and welfare department to
enrol in this course, as it help learners to understand the various
contours of human trafficking," Elumalai added. IANS