Johannesburg: According to the international body, human trafficking is the world's third most profitable crime, after illicit drugs and arms trafficking.
It rakes in up to US$36 billion per year. About 2.5 million people are victims of the crime, 75 per cent of whom are women and girls.
South Africa remains a top source and a top destination of trafficking victims. But there are people fighting to bring trafficking victims back from the margins of society. The web of trafficking is deeply weaved into South African society, and grassroots organisations and individuals are continuing to fight it from the bottom up
From past ten years, Sister Mary opened her home in South Africa to provide a haven for trafficking victims who were lucky enough to escape.
For the last five years, Dianne Wilkinson has committed her life to creating a network of organisations that will tighten the net on human trafficking.
One year ago, President Jacob Zuma signed the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking Persons Bill into law, but not everyone is convinced it is enough.
Richard Ots, chief of mission for International Organisation for Migration, South Africa, said: “Even with the new law, only three cases of trafficking were prosecuted. We’d like to see more commitment from the South African government.”
We are glad to see organisations and individuals to fight against Human Trafficking.
Technical advisers would like to see organizations and individuals to adopt technology for effective addressal of Human Trafficking
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