WE hope the appropriate authorities will take serious note of the proceedings at the ongoing workshop on human trafficking taking place in Lusaka.Of concern is the disclosure that cases of domestic human trafficking are high compared to international trafficking.It is a fact that individuals and the government pay more attention to cases involving international human trafficking.Yet, on the domestic front, little attention is paid to the hundreds of people being trafficked locally within the country. According to the Zambia Association of Sisterhood coordinator Sister Kayula Lesa, domestic human trafficking cases are high compared to international trafficking and needs urgent attention. Most Zambians are more aware about cases of human trafficking involving young women and girls being lured to foreign countries like South Africa and the Middle East with promises of employment.But immediately they reach those destinations, their passports are confiscated and most end up being forced to work as sex workers.Others find themselves serving under slave conditions, […]
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
