Cleric spells out hu an traffic ing causes

IGNORANCE, laziness and failure to be content with what one has, are some of the factors that lead to human

trafficking in ambia, Saint Pauls United Church of ambia (UC ) Minister in

Charge Reverend Vincent Kageya has said.

Rev Kageya said ignorance had left people vulnerable to such harmful vices as they became easily duped by fraudsters who made millions of dollars out of them.

He said laziness was also a contributing

factors to human trafficking because

some people did not want to engage in productive activities.

Rev Kageya said people had become desperate and vulnerable to fraudsters who were duping them into jobs or scholarships which were non-existent and ended in becoming victims of human

trafficking and forced labour.

Rev Kageya was speaking when he delivered a homily at the commemoration

day on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons organised by the Council of Churches in ambia (CC ) at Saint Pauls UC in

Kabwata on Sunday.

He called on the Church to educate the general public

on the causes and dangers of human trafficking in an

effort to eliminate it.

“People must begin to spread the message through

discussions, chats either in person or in writing, failure to which more people would continue becoming victims of

human trafficking,” Rev ageya said.

He said the Church was called to liberate those that

needed help and victims of human trafficking both in

Zambia and beyond were some of the people that needed the help.

He pointed out that it was for this reason both the Church and Government must wake up and begin a

vigorous fight against human trafficking and forced labour.

He said people must also develop interest in reading widely so that they could become informed on a wide range of issues affecting humankind, stressing that ignorance was the biggest enemy to the human race.

Meanwhile, Rev. Kageya called on the Government to introduce in the school syllabus a subject on human

trafficking.

He said the Government must work with the Church and other stakeholders to bring the vice to an end.

He also called on the CCZ General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya to consider commemorating the day

against trafficking in persons every quarter in order to

increase awareness among the people in the country.

Meanwhile, The Salvation Army Chief Secretary Kenneth Hawkins who was guest of honour called on Government to increase efforts in combating human

trafficking and forced labour.