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Namibians guilty of human trafficking while unaware-Nganate

Omaheke Governor, Pijoo Nganate, said human trafficking is not a new phenomenon in the region and Namibia at large as people have been practising it, while unaware. Nganate made the remarks in a speech he delivered on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, at the International Trafficking in Persons Day at Aminuis on Tuesday....

Namibians guilty of human trafficking while unaware
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Namibians guilty of human trafficking while unaware

The Omaheke Governor says human trafficking is not a new phenomenon in the region and Namibia at large as people have been practising it, while unaware. Pijoo Nganate further alluded that some of the causing factors contributing to people becoming victims of this act are among others poverty and unemployment. The Aminius constituency councillor Peter...

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Human Trafficking: FIDA Ogun advocates collaboration, framework to dismantle trafficking network

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ogun State Chapter, on Sunday emphasised the need to combat trafficking in persons by addressing its root causes and tackling the systemic factors that allow it to flourish. Mrs Taiwo Olusesi, Chairperson, FIDA Ogun Chapter, said this in a statement to commemorate the 2023 World Day Against Trafficking...

Human trafficking a significant global issue
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Human trafficking a significant global issue

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has emphasised that trafficking in persons has become a significant global issue, resembling modern-day slavery across the world. Nandi-Ndaitwah said this during the commemoration of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons at Oshikango in the Ohangwena Region. The day was commemorated under the...

Namibia marks World Day Against Trafficking in Person at Oshikango
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Namibia marks World Day Against Trafficking in Person at Oshikango

Maria David “TRAFFICKING in Persons has become a huge global modern-day slavery across the world.” Sadly, according to the UNODC global report on Trafficking in Persons of 2022, approximately 450 000 victims and 300 000 (potential) perpetrators of Trafficking in Persons were detected globally between 2003 and 2021. Deputy Minister and Minister of International Relations...