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22 Jan 2018

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Xinhua (China)

So. Africa: Police special unit bust alleged "slave trade syndicate" run by farmers and business operators in Free State Province

"S. African police bust slave trade syndicate", 17 Jan 2018

South African police said they had busted a slave trade syndicate in a surprise raid on Wednesday. The Hawks...launched raid on homes, lodges, farms and taverns in Welkom, Free State Province, rescuing a number of victims that had been trafficked from across the country and from other Southern African countries, police said. The raid was carried out following information concerning a victim who was being kept against his will on a farm in Welkom, police spokesperson S'fiso Nyakane said...According to Nyakane, most victims were told they would work as cleaners and receptionists, but were instead pushed into prostitution...South Africa has faced a serious human trafficking problem, with 100,000 people reportedly being trafficked in the country annually, according to the latest LexisNexis Human Trafficking Awareness Index. The index showed that the main driving factors for human trafficking in South Africa are sexual exploitation, forced labor, drugs and an alarming new trend of parents selling their children for adoptions or sex.