Regarding the employment agencies, in Timor-Leste, there are two agencies that have been licensed by the Government for five years, and are able to renew this license for the same period. These two agencies are KONEKTO and Invest People (IP), and to date there have been no complaints against them. After the referendum in 1999 that saw violence committed by pro-integration militia groups against the population, nearly 200,000 Timorese fled to West Timor. By 2002, 196,000 of these people had returned to Timor-Leste. At the same time, when Timor- Leste restored its independence as the result of the aforementioned referendum, Timorese people, especially those living in Australia, Portugal and Mozambique also returned to Timor-Leste, but there is no data on how many returned from these countries. Ten years ago, when an opportunity was presented to work overseas, nearly 33,209 Timorese went to Indonesia, Australia, Great Britain (England and Northern Island) and Portugal. In relation to the 1,817workers sent by Secretariat of State for Employment Policy and Vocational Training to the Republic of Korea, 287 have returned to Timor-Leste and 1,530 are still working there. From a total of 277 who went to Australia, 141 have returned and 136 are still there. Information relating to the articles of the Convention The Public Prosecution Service, through the police, are able to investigate crimes, and the Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice also has the competence to analyze complaints and forward them or explain how they can be submitted to the courts or other relevant authorities. National Directorate for Labour Relations (DNRT) and the National Directorate for Labour Conditions (DNKT) within the Inspectorate-General for Labour also have the competence to analyze complaints from all migrant workers and to examine any violations of their rights. Under the National Directorate for Labour
Regarding the employment agencies, in Timor-Leste, there are two agencies that have been licensed by the Government for five years, and are able to renew this license for the same period. These two agencies are KONEKTO and Invest People (IP), and to date there have been no complaints against them. After the referendum in 1999 that saw violence committed by pro-integration militia groups against the population, nearly 200,000 Timorese fled to West Timor. By 2002, 196,000 of these people had returned to Timor-Leste. At the same time, when Timor- Leste restored its independence as the result of the aforementioned referendum, Timorese people, especially those living in Australia, Portugal and Mozambique also returned to Timor-Leste, but there is no data on how many returned from these countries. Ten years ago, when an opportunity was presented to work overseas, nearly 33,209 Timorese went to Indonesia, Australia, Great Britain (England and Northern Island) and Portugal. In relation to the 1,817workers sent by Secretariat of State for Employment Policy and Vocational Training to the Republic of Korea, 287 have returned to Timor-Leste and 1,530 are still working there. From a total of 277 who went to Australia, 141 have returned and 136 are still there. Information relating to the articles of the Convention The Public Prosecution Service, through the police, are able to investigate crimes, and the Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice also has the competence to analyze complaints and forward them or explain how they can be submitted to the courts or other relevant authorities. National Directorate for Labour Relations (DNRT) and the National Directorate for Labour Conditions (DNKT) within the Inspectorate-General for Labour also have the competence to analyze complaints from all migrant workers and to examine any violations of their rights. Under the National Directorate for Labour
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