Human trafficking is modern day slavery; victims of trafficking are recruited through deception, force or coercion and then transported to another location, either within the country or abroad.
According to Police website Traffickers might convince you to move from your home by promising you a better life, better money, and better opportunities. Sometimes they will promise you jobs, education or marriage.
In some cases victims are abducted or arrangements are made without their knowledge.
Victims are vulnerable to trafficking due to poverty; the lack of opportunities in the home areas and a lack of knowledge about safe migration procedures.
Traffickers are involved because this is a lucrative business to them of making enough money at the pain of the victims.
Demand exits for the services that victims are forced to provide, such as domestic labor, work in factories and farms, and sexual exploitation because it is cheaper than fully paid services.
Once at their destination, victims of trafficking are held against their will, suffer different types of abuse, and are exploited for the benefit of the trafficker
If you find yourself in this situation, it can be difficult to get out because traffickers have ways of controlling their victims. Traffickers can be strangers, or friends, relatives, or neighbors.
They may also pretend to be an employer, a potential marriage partner, or benefactor.
You may think that human trafficking can’t happen to you, but it happen to men, women and children every day, all over the world.
Rwanda National Police advises the public that the trafficking happens in every part of the world, even including in Rwanda.
The trafficking process can start in your own home, school and your community. It can happen in rural or urban areas, and Rwanda National Police urges the public to not fall prey to false promises.
If you are offered a job in a different country, talk to people you trust and other people who have accepted work from this person, verify information from the potential employer, get the address and phone number of your employer and give it to your family and friends; make sure you have plan for stay in touch with friends and family.
If you think you are a victim of trafficking, contact Rwanda National Police on 112. If you are abroad, you can also contact the Rwandan embassy or security organs there.
Don’t be a victim of this criminal business; consult and get as much information as you can on the kind of offer you are being given and the person giving it to you.
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