Human trafficking is not a distant problem

 

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA.

We sometimes imagine trafficking as something that happens in another country, to someone else.

It doesn't.

South Africa continues to face trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour and other forms of exploitation.

And poverty can make vulnerable people even easier targets.

A promise of a job.

A promise of money.

A promise of a better life.

Sometimes that's all a trafficker needs to get someone into their trap.

Earlier this month, South African authorities continued investigating a Durban case involving allegations of human trafficking, kidnapping and sexual assault.

This is why awareness matters.

Know the warning signs. Talk to your children. Talk to young people. Don't assume trafficking can't happen in your community.  

 

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WE HAVE BECOME VERY GOOD AT SCROLLING PAST OTHER PEOPLE'S SUFFERING.

 

We see the photograph.

We read the headline.

We feel something for five seconds.

Then we scroll.

Another video.

Another advertisement.

Another joke.

Another piece of entertainment.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the world, a family is walking because their home can no longer feed them.

Somewhere, a child is going to sleep hungry.

Somewhere, a parent is trying to hide their fear from their children.

Somewhere, someone is being exploited because poverty has left them vulnerable.

We can't fix every problem.

We can't save everyone.

But perhaps the first step is refusing to become numb to the suffering around us.

Look. Listen. Learn. Care.

Because the moment human suffering becomes just another thing we scroll past, we've lost something ourselves.

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