The International Labour Organization (ILO) says Zambia has continued to be used as a transit point for child trafficking in the region.
ILO National Programme Coordinator, Mukatimui Chabala, says young girls are at a greater risk of being trafficked.
Ms Chabala said the young girls are made to believe that they are going out of the country for education and employment opportunities but end up being used for prostitution and other vices.
She was speaking at the Media Network for Orphans and Vulnerable Children discussion forum in Lusaka yesterday.
Ms Chabala said there is therefore urgent need for government and stakeholders to scale up public sensitization on human trafficking.
She has since urged the media to partner with government and other stakeholders in highlighting issues of human trafficking, child labour and other bad vices.
And Judith Mwale, a marriage counselor from ‘Families Are Nations’ organization said there is need to ensure that families give equal opportunities for children grow into responsible adults.
Mrs. Mwale said it is regrettable that many young girls are denied access to education as some are removed from school and married off.
ZANIS
is it good business naifwe tukaiposemo?
#1 Akapondo! Efyo mwingalanda ifyo sure? Muichite traffic mwebene to see how lucrative it is!
#2, awe nkambililapo iwe elo plus uli nkeche ya substance pafima arabs pa middle east kuti nalya bwino sana.
These are opportuniteis extended to people who may not even have the dream to ever see the beyond the borders of Zambia. Bushe abakashana tababa amaule namunomwine? Its even better to be a prostitute/sex worker in a foreign country as long as cash is flowing in bane.
Switie it has bim long. Wat’s cutting?