COVID-19 slows down battle against human trafficking
Today is World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
Today is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The United Nations designated July 30 every year as a day to raise awareness on the plight of victims of cold-hearted activities of human trafficking, and promote and protect their rights.
In a message entitled “COVID-19 Recovery must Address New Exploitation Risks” to mark this year’s edition, Guterres noted that “during the COVID-19 crisis, the essential role of first responders has become even more important; particularly as the restrictions imposed by the pandemic have made their work even more difficult. Still, their contribution is often overlooked and unrecognised.
“If the world is to put human dignity and human rights at the centre of the COVID-19 response and recovery, we need to do more to protect trafficking victims and prevent vulnerable people from being exploited by criminals.”Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labour or commercial sex act. Every year, millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide.
Oblivious of the gloom that pervades the rosy offer, just as it was in the case of the lady in the collection of stories referred to above, the parents and the victim would willingly buy into it only to regret their actions later when the bubble bursts.Historical evidence shows that “a strong movement emerged in 18th-century Britain to put an end to the buying and selling of humankind.”
Information from its website donttradelives.com.au indicates that “Don’t Trade Lives examines the issue of labour exploitation worldwide because human trafficking and slavery are about buying and selling of people for exploitative labour or sexual slavery. 749 human trafficking and other related cases were reported to the agency last year, out of which 538 suspects were prosecuted.
Hazardous or exploitative child labour is work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity; work that exceeds a minimum number of hours; work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and work that interferes with their schooling.
Apart from the above global estimates which Nigeria Human Trafficking Factsheet released on February 10 lays credence to, another $51 billion results from forced economic exploitation, including domestic work and other economic activities.
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