FENOMENA TINDAK KEJAHATAN PERDAGANGAN ORANG DI TIMOR-LESTE DAN UPAYA PENCEGAHANNYA STUDI KASUS: DI DEPARTEMEN INVESTIGASI KRIMINAL PNTL

Abstract

Human trafficking is a transnational organized crime that is growing very quickly and widely. Poor economic conditions and high community poverty rates, unemployment among the productive age group, low education and martial arts-based conflicts between young people, as well as political and socio-cultural situations are the main causal factors apart from other supporting factors, namely global connectivity and legislation. In Timor-Leste, in the last two years, especially after the Covid 19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of victims of human trafficking compared to the previous situation. This phenomenon has made Timor-Leste a destination country and also a country of origin for human trafficking. The Timor-Leste government is serious and committed to preventing and combating human trafficking in this country through the enactment of laws and the establishment of the National Anti-Trafficking Commission (KLATU). The economic situation, human resources and lack of international cooperation are obstacles for Timor-Leste in its efforts to prevent human trafficking crimes. Researchers want to review the efforts made by the government to prevent human trafficking. This type of qualitative empirical legal research uses a descriptive approach method which takes the research location at the Criminal Investigation Department at the Timor-Leste National Police 9PNTL) Headquarters, in Dili, Timor-Leste, with the research topic "the phenomenon of the trafficking in persons crime in timor-leste and its prevention efforts".