#WorldDayAgainstTraffickingInPersons
Human trafficking is a long-standing problem globally.
In #Nepal lack of employment opportunities, low levels of education & poverty are
factors human traffickers use to entice their victims with promises of good pay & bright futures.
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Human trafficking is a long-standing problem globally.
In #Nepal lack of employment opportunities, low levels of education & poverty are

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The dramatic increase in unemployment as an impact of #COVID19 esp. for low wage & informal sector workers who are women & girls from marginalized caste (who were already vulnerable) find themselves in even more precarious circumstances & are at greater risk of exploitation++
On this #WorldDayAgainstTraffickingInPersons, I call on national and local governments, law enforcement, criminal justice systems and human rights organizations to redouble efforts to identify and report trafficking, bring perpetrators to justice, and support survivors.