{"id":10516,"date":"2022-02-23T11:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T11:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/labour-inspectors-undergo-human-trafficking-training"},"modified":"2022-02-23T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:30:37","slug":"labour-inspectors-undergo-human-trafficking-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/labour-inspectors-undergo-human-trafficking-training","title":{"rendered":"Labour Inspectors undergo human-trafficking training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) had last week equipped the Labour Inspectors with tools of trade on how to identify human trafficking<\/p>\n

cases and victim identification at their work. The IOM\u2019s Project Manager \u2018Mabaruti Motsamai said human trafficking and smuggling of people impact human mobility negatively.<\/p>\n

As thus, IOM argues that human trafficking is a \u201cglobal problem\u201d. Motsamai said the organisation works in collaboration with the government to counter human<\/p>\n

trafficking and smuggling. She also highlighted that IOM capacitates the Ministry of Home Affairs at the borders to enhance monitoring of movement of people.<\/p>\n

The Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Labour and Employment Emmanuel Lesoma said the knowledge gained from the training will enhance the Ministry in its<\/p>\n

endeavours to curb trafficking. He also touched on the violations of human rights such as forced labour and child labour. \u201cThis comes at an opportune time when the Ministry is engaged with the process of<\/p>\n

drafting the labour law. \u201d The PS said Lesotho is positioned in the second tier as per the studies conducted, and therefore risk losing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).<\/p>\n

These developments follow the United States (US) stance that Lesotho ought to take serious measures to counter the human trafficking crime. \u201cThe government did<\/p>\n

not investigate or prosecute any potential trafficking cases and did not convict any traffickers for the third consecutive year. Despite serious concerns of official complicity in trafficking crimes, the government did not<\/p>\n

report any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of government officials for such acts, which appeared to restrict all law enforcement actions during<\/p>\n

the year. \u201cThe government identified fewer victims, and did not finalize standard operating procedures on victim identification or the national referral mechanism for the third<\/p>\n

consecutive year. The government did not allocate funding for the Victims of Trafficking Trust Fund for the eighth consecutive year or fund the Child and<\/p>\n

Gender Protection Unit (CGPU), responsible for handling trafficking cases within Lesotho law enforcement. The government did not train front-line responders, which often resulted in law enforcement re-traumatizing potential<\/p>\n

victims. \u201cThe government did not address issues in its legal framework for human trafficking, which did not criminalize all forms of forced labour and sex trafficking and included<\/p>\n

penalties that were not sufficiently stringent to deter the crime. Therefore Lesotho was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List,\u201d reads the 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report: Lesotho in pertinent part which<\/p>\n

is produced by the United States Department of State. One of the attendants \u2018Mamokhele Chere said the workshop could not have come at a right time adding that human trafficking cases are surging.<\/p>\n

Chere said post the training they will be in a position to identify pointers during their inspections. The Mohale\u2019s Hoek Labour Inspector further pointed out that they will be able to identify if<\/p>\n

their clients are vulnerable to these crime acts especially the expatriates, saying they could also be victims of trafficking. Meanwhile, International Labour Organisation (ILO) says about 25 percent of children engaged into forced labour and sexual exploitation around the world.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) had last week equipped the Labour Inspectors with tools of trade on how to identify human trafficking cases and victim identification at their work. The IOM\u2019s Project Manager \u2018Mabaruti Motsamai said human trafficking and smuggling of people impact human mobility negatively. 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