COMMIT: The Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking

The Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) has fuelled major progress in counter-human trafficking efforts in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) since its inception in 2004. In 2004, the six Governments of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam ) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding against Trafficking in Persons. This MOU, signed at the Ministerial level, committed the governments to a response to human trafficking meeting international standards, and specifically highlights the need for Governments to work together with NGOs and international organizations to counter human trafficking.