Approval of Draft Legislation: Revisions to Law No. 25/2003 Law Against Trafficking in Persons

Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
Mauritania
The draft legislation for revisions to the 2003 Law Against Trafficking in Persons on the prevention and suppression of trafficking in persons and the protection of victims was approved by the cabinet in March 2020 and was passed by the National Assembly in July 2020. The revisions were based on input from civil society organizations and government ministries during several workshops and strengthens the protection of victims, provides for accompanying measures, and streamlines penalties for trafficking.
https://www.unodc.org/westandcentralafrica/en/2020-03-30-mauritania-draft-law-s…

Memorandum of Understanding between ILO and G5 Sahel

Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
Mauritania

The MoU reaffirms the ILO’s commitment to partnering with the G5 Sahel countries, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. Much of the ILO’s work in the sub-region focus on building resilience via job creation in vulnerable populations such as women, youth, and refugees.

2020_Mauritania_ILO_Bilateral_Agreement.pdf
https://www.ilo.org/africa/information-resources/fact-sheets/WCMS_652218/lang--…

National Strategy for Better Management of Migration

Date Adopted / Created / Concluded
Mauritania

Drafted in 2010 and adopted in 2012, this national strategy involves seven ministries, focuses on three sector-specific areas (migration and development, migration and vulnerable groups, and border control and protection of migrants), highlights two cross-cutting areas (knowledge of migration phenomena and the legal framework for migration management), and addresses migrants’ rights, expatriate engagement, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, asylum management, irregular migration and border management.

2010_Mauritania_National-Migration_Management_Strategy_FR.pdf