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Luke Nacei
19 February, 2021, 1:30 am
Permanent Secretary for Defence,National Security and Policing, Manasa Lesuma during the launch of National Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy and Action Plan at GPH in Suva. Picture: RAMA
THE trafficking of human beings does not respect borders and is one of the worst forms of violence that impinges on the fundamental rights of human beings.
This, according to International Organization for Migration Chief of Mission in Fiji, Solomon Kantha.
He was speaking at the International Labour Organization (ILO) validation workshop of Convention 190 (C190); violence and harassment in the world of work yesterday.
Mr Kantha said it was a heinous crime where human beings were deceived, forced, or coerced and transported or moved from one place to another across borders either international or within a country for the sole purpose of exploitation whether it is sexual exploitation, labour exploitation, or domestic servitude for the benefit of the traffic
In the Nepali context, human trafficking is largely seen as taking a woman to neighbouring India to sell her and eventually force her into the flesh trade.
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