ECOWAS reiterates commitment against human trafficking

Ghana’s Assistant General on Human Trafficking, Mrs Victoria Natsu, announced this yesterday at the opening of a 3-day Annual Review Meeting of Member States Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action on Trafficking in Persons.She said children under 18 years should not be working to support families, but in school and have the best of […]

Ghana’s Assistant General on Human Trafficking, Mrs Victoria Natsu, announced this yesterday at the opening of a 3-day Annual Review Meeting of Member States Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action on Trafficking in Persons.
She said children under 18 years should not be working to support families, but in school and have the best of education and health, as anything contrary is an abuse of their fundamental human right.
In her remarks, Chief Mission, International Organisation for Migration, Ms Enira Krdzalic, said human beings cannot be stopped from crossing national borders but should be properly managed.
According to her, “migration offers potentially huge gains for migrants, as well as origin and destination countries alike, it also presents a number of challenges and can be associated with vulnerabilities especially when it is poorly governed or when it occurs under conditions of insecurity.”