Accra, June 14, GNA – A national policy against human trafficking, protection of victims, and prosecution of perpetrators is ready and would be presented to government by the end of June.
The policy, focusing on the perspective of Ghanaian youth, was drafted by children and youth at a workshop organised by Enslavement Prevention Alliance of West Africa (EPAWA) in Accra.
It would be presented to government through the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWAC) and includes some of the measures Ghanaian youth believe should be taken to prevent human trafficking in the country.
In a statement to Ghana News Agency on Monday signed by Mr Abdul-Razak Yakubu, EPAWA Programme Director, said the policy drafted by the youth across the country sought to address the problem from the perspective of children who were mostly victims of human trafficking.
It noted that the policy developed by over 250 children and youth from all the 10 regions who attended the workshop under the theme; “Children and Youth on Human Trafficking: Hear Me,” sought to educate, engage and mobilise the youth in the fight against human trafficking.
Topics discussed included basic human rights; human trafficking; child labour; trafficking prevention and performance by some children on the inhumane nature of trafficking.
EPAWA used the workshop to launch; “I Say No to Human Trafficking,” a book of a collection of about 20 outstanding essays from a national child trafficking campaign.