THE talk show and paint­ing contest took place at the community centre of the In­formation and Public Rela­tions Department in Thaegon Township of Bago Region yes­terday morning.

It aims to enable student youths to comprehensively understand the danger of human trafficking.

Staff Officer Daw Wint Nanda Htay of the Township IPRD clarified ways to pre­vent trafficking in persons, techniques used by human traffickers, necessities for safeguarding human traf­ficked victims, and the pur­pose of holding the contest for the students to use the library and a wider scope of their knowledge efficiently.

Township Law Officer Daw Khaing Zin Aung talked about incidents of trafficking in persons, laws related to human trafficking, situations of happening trafficking of persons, and penalties and punishment.

U Win Zaw, School Head of BEPS (Taetheebyin), ex­plained the contest rules.

After the contest, officials presented prizes to the win­ning students. Afterwards, students interestingly ob­served works from the wall magazine on the prevention and suppression of trafficking in persons and child labour, in addition to the display of books and publications. — Maung Shwe Win (Pyay)/TTA