On 23 August, the Office attended the opening ceremony of the International Day of the Victims of Trafficking organized by the "Clean World" Public Union. The intent of the event was to raise awareness of the situation regarding trafficking in Human beings in Azerbaijan. On 9 September, the Office met with the IOM to discuss the forthcoming anti-trafficking activities in the field of prosecution of the crime and protection of victims of trafficking. The parties agreed on joint seminars to be conducted for the regional law-enforcement agencies and other members of the National Action Plan to Fight against Trafficking in Human Beings. On 12-14 October, the Office, together with experts from ODIHR, SPMU, IOM and the Hungarian National Police conducted sensitization workshops on human trafficking and forced labour for regional law-enforcement agencies in Lankaran and Khachmaz cities. On 15 October, the Office attended the round table on “Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness” co-organized by the UNHCR, the Council of Europe and the Azerbaijan Migration Centre. On 28-29 October, the Office participated in the Annual Meeting of the Anti-Trafficking Focal Points, followed by the Regional Meeting of National Co-ordinators from South East Europe and Southern Caucasus. Pursuant to information received on the alleged labour exploitation of several labour migrants from Turkey, on 4 November, the Office together with IOM, ILO and the Turkish Embassy met with 13 labour migrants from Turkey whose labour rights were allegedly violated by an employer. Immediate relief, such as board and lodging was provided by the IOM. With the support of the international community and intervention of the Turkish Embassy, the migrants received their entitlements and left the country on 10 and 14 November respectively. On 14 December, the Office, the OSR, IOM and the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a sensitization workshop in Mingechevir city. The workshop addressed human trafficking and forced labour from the perspective of regional front-line officials and civil society who are most likely to have the first and most direct contact with victims of trafficking and traffickers themselves. Border Security- and Management On 12-13 July, the Office facilitated the participation of Azerbaijani Government officials from the State Border Services and State Customs Committee at the “Regional Seminar on Promoting Integrity in Customs and Border Services in Central Asia and the South Caucasus” in Almaty. On 13 July, the Office held a meeting with the Deputy Chief of the State Border Service. Participants discussed the issues of future co-operation, such as, joined training activities and a presentation of the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept. On 13-17 September, the Office facilitated the participation of Azerbaijani Government officials from the State Customs Committee in the Seminar on “Human Rights and Border Control” held by OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe. On 12-14 October, the Office attended and supported the participation of Azerbaijan’s National Focal Points in the Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Point Network. Azerbaijan’s National Focal Points were represented by four relevant institutions: State Border Service, Customs Committee, Ministry of National Security and Ministry of Internal Affairs. 77