2024年4月3日，新加坡內政部長兼律政部長尚穆根在國會上關於新加坡人口販運情況和遏制犯罪措施的最新情況的發言。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
國會副議長迪舒沙（荷蘭-武吉知馬集選區）提問內政部長：
（a）內政部可否介紹一下新加坡人口販賣——包括勞動力販賣和性販賣的情況？
（b）為了遏制犯罪，下一步將採取怎樣的措施？同時，他還詢問內政部長，當前採用了哪些措施來甄別和逮捕新加坡人口販賣背後的主使？
新加坡內政部長兼律政部長尚穆根：我們已經在邊境採取措施來偵查人口販賣活動。各種機構也聯合社區夥伴如非政府組織，提高人們對於人口販賣和可靠報告渠道的認識。在人口販賣受害者可能活動的區域，新加坡人力部（MOM）和新加坡警察局（SPF）也定期開展了執法檢查行動。
一線工作人員都接受了人口販賣法和人口販賣犯罪特徵的培訓，因此，他們能夠有效地偵查和處置人口販賣案件，新加坡人口販賣情況是可控的。
在過去五年里，人力部和警察局已經聯手調查了有跡象表明存在人口販賣的129宗案件。其中兩起案件被發現證據確鑿，並根據《防止人口販運法》（PHTA）起訴。其中一起案件最終根據《防止人口販運法》被定罪，另一起案件則根據《婦女憲章》被定罪。調查未發現這些案件中有有組織犯罪的證據。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Mr Christopher de Souza asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry can provide an update on the human trafficking situation in Singapore including labour trafficking and sex trafficking; and (b) what further steps are being taken to deter such offences.
Mr Christopher de Souza asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether he can provide an update on the measures that have been taken to identify and apprehend the masterminds behind human trafficking in Singapore.
Mr K Shanmugam: We have put in place measures at the border to try to detect human trafficking activity.
The various agencies also work with community partners, such as non-governmental organisations, to raise awareness of human trafficking and the available reporting channels.
The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) regularly conduct enforcement checks in areas where victims of human trafficking may be operating. Frontline officers undergo training on anti-trafficking laws and human trafficking indicators, so that they can effectively detect and respond to human trafficking cases.
The human trafficking situation in Singapore is under control. In the past five years, MOM and SPF have investigated 129 cases where signs of human trafficking were detected. Two cases were found to be substantiated and prosecuted under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act (PHTA). One case was eventually convicted under the PHTA and the other case under the Women's Charter. The investigations did not find evidence of organised crime in these cases.
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