DStv Channel 403 Saturday, 16 November 2024

Human trafficking | Research reveals scope of scourge in SA

JOHANNESBURG - Findings from newly-released research reveal that sex trafficking continues to make up most of both reported cases and prosecutions of trafficking in persons.

The research was conducted from 2020 to 2022.

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It made use of media reporting, information from NGOs as well as police statistics and ongoing sex-trafficking prosecutions.

Author of the study, Dr Marcel Van Der Watt, says there are many forms of trafficking that people need to be aware of.

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