Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies-UAERA wants government to prioritize reopening of their training centers saying that the closure of these orientation centers is fueling outbound human trafficking in the country. The revised law over the recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers, regulations, 2021, requires …
Read More »Uganda police rescues 38 victims of human trafficking in Kenya
Buisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan police, working with a non-governmental organization, have rescued 38 victims of human trafficking in neighboring Kenya, CID spokesperson said on Thursday. Charles Twiine, the Criminal Investigations Directorate spokesperson said in a tweet that working with the organization of “Make a Child Smile,” they …
Read More »Tanzanian national arrested over trafficking of 16 Ethiopian migrants
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian police said on Monday they arrested a Tanzanian national in connection with trafficking 16 illegal Ethiopian migrants. Ulrich Matei, the Mbeya regional police commander identified the suspect as 30-year-old Yohana Adam, a resident of Kasumulu in the country’s southern highlands district of …
Read More »Thailand king pardons 3 Ugandan human trafficking convicts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Ugandans who had been convicted of human trafficking have been pardoned by the King of Thailand, His Majesty Maha Vajiralongkorn, as part of his generosity act to mark his 69th birthday. He has also given them air tickets to return home. According to Agnes …
Read More »Ugandans face arrest for hiring trafficked persons as domestic workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate has raised concern over the increasing cases of Ugandans hiring victims of transnational trafficking as domestic workers. Charles Twine, the spokesperson of the directorate says that security forces are launching operations against traffickers, and that any person who has hired victims …
Read More »Sudan launches 3-year plan to combat human trafficking
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Monday launched a three-year national action plan to combat human trafficking from 2021 to 2023. The plan was launched by Sudan’s National Committee for Combating Human Trafficking during a ceremony held in Khartoum. When addressing the launching ceremony, Sudanese Justice Minister Nasreddin Abdel Bari …
Read More »Nine Ugandan victims of human trafficking arrested in Kenya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Police has said they are in talks with Kenyan authorities for the release of nine arrested Ugandans who were being trafficked through Jomo-Kenyatta International Airport. The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID spokesperson Charles Twine said that nine Ugandans were arrested at the airport for holding passports …
Read More »A beacon of human rights? — Human trafficking facts in United States
Up to 100,000 people are trafficked into the United States for forced labor annually Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | For a long time, the United States has proclaimed itself as a “beacon of human rights.” The facts, however, show that America not only acts too slowly to protect human rights, …
Read More »Thousands of Ugandans stranded in Gulf states
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 2400 Ugandans trafficked to Gulf countries last year are loitering the streets there without jobs, Uganda’s Ambassador to the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) has revealed. Ambassador Zaake Kibedi said that most of the affected are females who were trafficked to countries like …
Read More »Gov’t warns banned labour export firms against withholding client’s passports
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Internal Affairs Ministry has warned blacklisted labour export firms against withholding the passports and National Identity cards of the people they had planned to send out before their suspension. Last week, the government suspended eight labour export firms. The affected firms include the Middle …
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