The enforcement of anti-human trafficking law in South Africa: a case of an aircraft without a pilot

Bello, Paul Oluwatosin; Olutola, Adewale A.

doi:10.1080/15614263.2017.1387783

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“…A sufficient definition of what constitute human trafficking has been very tricky and challenging. Many of the contradictions are rooted in cultural, historic backgrounds, among others (Bello and Olutola, 2018). Take for example, an act of an under aged child, given out to her relations, who must work on the farm sometimes or even hawk items to support the family.…”

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Transnational Organised Crimes: An Assessment of Human Trafficking and the Challenges Militating against a Total Elimination in Nigeria

Lubem¹

2021

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Transnational crimes have remained one of the menaces that has continued to threaten global security, peace, and tranquillity, hence requiring a multilateral and multilevel approach in effectively curtailing them. One among these transnational crimes is human trafficking, which has been estimated to be generating $150.3 billion annually (IMF, 2018), with the Asia-Pacific region ranked as the most lucrative .It is against this background that this paper examines the crime of human trafficking in Nigeria, tracing the evolution of human trafficking in general, the efforts at tackling the crime in Nigeria, as well as some of the challenges hampering the total elimination of the crime in Nigeria. Using secondary sources of data for analysis, the paper identified some of themajor drivers of the crime in Nigeria to include but not limited to, poverty and underdevelopment, weak laws and inadequate enforcement, systematic corruption, stigmatization, sophistication and financial war chest of cartels, influence of the social media, traditional and cultural practices, among others. To mitigate the crime of human trafficking in Nigeria, the paper proffers: the addressing of social in equality, creation of more employment opportunities, awareness campaigns at all levels, and the use of ―triangulated nexus of human-trafficking enforcement‖ among countries, among others.

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Transnational Organised Crimes: An Assessment of Human Trafficking and the Challenges Militating against a Total Elimination in Nigeria

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2021

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“…Perhaps one area which has made it difficult to deal with the human trafficking scourge is the absence of clarity in the definition. The term "human trafficking" or "trafficking in persons" has been a relatively challenging concept to define (Roper et al, 2020) and the argument as to what constitutes human trafficking has often been a central issue of debate (Bello & Olutola, 2018). Notwithstanding the definitional problems, the starting point for defining human trafficking was the United Nations (UN)'s 2003 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Person (known as the Palermo Protocol), in which Article 3 defines human trafficking as follows:…”

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“…Bello & Olutola (2020) also note the trafficking of Mozambican nationals from Maputo to Durban and Johannesburg, where women are forced to provide sexual services to minors, whilst men are exploited for labor related tasks at mines. Perpetrators also recruit street children from Lesotho, mainly victims of abuse at home and children orphaned by AIDS, and they are taken to the Maseru -Lesotho's capital, from where they are then trafficked to work as farm laborers in the Eastern Cape by mostly white Afrikaans (Bello & Olutola, 2018). Notwithstanding the predominance of inter-state human trafficking, intra-state human trafficking is also common.…”

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“…The paper specifically focuses on three aspects, namely: the trends in human trafficking; the precipitating factors; and the control of human trafficking. Given the longstanding concern over absence of comprehensive data on human trafficking (Bello & Olutola, 2018;Dempsey, 2017;Roper et al, 2020;Van der Watt, 2018) this article was based on a documentary survey of research articles, policy documents, online news platforms and statutory instruments on human trafficking. In order to reveal the current trends, articles and documents that were published between 2016 and 2020 were reviewed.…”

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This paper explores the scourge of human trafficking in South Africa and Zimbabwe-two neighboring Southern African nations. Data for this study were obtained from research articles, documents and online articles on trafficking in persons. The paper highlights the trends, push/pull factors, the control, as well as the obstacles to effective control of human trafficking within the two countries. The paper reveals that South Africa is characterized by pull factors, largely due to its position as the economic powerhouse of Southern Africa. Conversely, human trafficking in Zimbabwe is mainly spurred by push factors emanating from acute socio-economic problems. Despite significant efforts in the control of trafficking in persons through legislation and enforcement, loopholes in the trafficking in persons legislation within the two nations, as well as persistent economic challenges in Zimbabwe, are impeding the effective control of human trafficking.

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“…In this regard also read[52].8 For general recommendations for action by the state regarding the exploitation of sex work, see[55].…”

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South African Perspective on Sexual Slavery, Sex Work and Exploitation

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2021

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

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After millennia, formal slavery in most jurisdictions worldwide eventually came to an end by the middle of the nineteenth century. Yet, all kinds of trapped forms of labour took its place, among others sexual slavery-one of the most serious organised crimes of our time and historically one of the oldest human practices of gender inequality and exploitation. This chapter starts with broad, introductory remarks on the possible causes of sexual slavery and exploitation as well as what we as a society can do to collectively address this pressing issue. It then looks in more detail at the extent of this problem in South Africa. The chapter then moves on to consider antihuman trafficking legislation in South Africa and what it entails; a distinction is made between sexual slavery and sex work; and the reasons, effects and value of decriminalising sex work are referred to. A short account is given of the mythologised life of Sara Baartman, one of the most famous, but also least known, South African woman of her day and what we can learn from her about gender inequality, sexual slavery and exploitation.Social instability and conflict drive people to embrace desperate measures in order to survive. Despair, hunger, frustration and anxiety render some women vulnerable and gullible to the empty promises made by traffickers. Instead of promised jobs or study opportunities, they find themselves forced into servitude or prostitution.Syndicates that deal with human trafficking consist of greedy, unscrupulous, predatory, self-centred violent men and women who are involved in coercion, fraud and deception. They commit trafficking offences with impunity. Trafficking is their source of income. They are daring and slippery. They avoid being arrested at all costs. These are men for whom honour and nobility are meaningless words [1]. Modern Slavery and Human TraffickingSouth African Perspective on Sexual Slavery, Sex Work and Exploitation DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86720

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The enforcement of anti-human trafficking law in South Africa: a case of an aircraft without a pilot

Cited by 9 publications

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Transnational Organised Crimes: An Assessment of Human Trafficking and the Challenges Militating against a Total Elimination in Nigeria

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