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Report by Joseph Nana Yaw COBBINA
The Human Trafficking Secretariat says that it has been able to rescue 821 victims, initiated 71 cases, and is currently prosecuting 22 offenders.
Speaking at a stakeholders consultative meeting on human trafficking, the head of the human trafficking Secretariat, Madam Abena Anobiah Asare, said a global plan of action to fight against human trafficking is prevention, protection, and prosecution.
The collaboration with the NGOs and especially Engage Now Africa is to help prevent, protect, prosecute, and track offenders and clear them from the system through these collaborations.
She urged Ghanaians to always consult before falling victim to the perpetrators of human trafficking.
According to her, if someone comes and tells you to give your son or daughter any form of activity there is a need to ask questions to avoid them falling victim.
“There is no free lunch anywhere so wise up and don’t fall victim,” she said.
Madam Asare said that now there are a lot of information desks at the Immigration Service and Ghana Police for information on human trafficking.
Meanwhile the Country Director for Engage Now Africa, Cecilia Amankwah observed that most of the victims her firm has rescued are mostly foreigners and only a few were Ghanaian.
“So what they do is they engaged them through skills training and make sure they get something meaningful before sending them back to their various places,” she said.
According to her, most of the victims are exploited through commercial sex, labor, and other means.
She said what the firm observed is that lack of shelter and breaking homes are the cause.
In his remarks, the Director of End Modern Slavery, Mr. Afasi Komla said Engage Now Africa has provided all care for trafficking survivors they rescued, including shelter, food, medical treatment, family reunification, reintegration, counseling, and income-generating assistance for them.
He called on law enforcement agencies to, as a matter of urgency, deal with perpetrators without fear or favor because they are destroying our future generations.
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