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Forensic Analyst: The Impact of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery at Schools and Campuses in African Union
Mokopane Charles Marakalala
College of Law, School of Criminal Justice, Department of Police Practice, University of South Africa, Youth-Network Engaged Scholarship Project, Preller Street Muckleneuk Ridge, Pretoria, South Africa.
Volume 17, Issue 08, Pg. 11-22, 2024.
Abstract: The African Union’s (AU) role in preventing human trafficking and modern slavery is examined in this paper. Using a combination of qualitative analysis and a case study of many African nations and their anti-trafficking initiatives, the article will apply a qualitative technique to investigate the AU’s reaction to the consequences of human trafficking in Africa. This approach was chosen to combine a general assessment of the measures in place within the AU region to combat human trafficking with a detailed analysis of how these mechanisms have impacted trafficking trends across all AU member states. This paper explores the African Union’s (AU) involvement in the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery. The reaction of AU to the consequences of human trafficking in Africa will be examined in this research using a qualitative technique. A case study or documentary analysis of certain African nations and their anti-trafficking initiatives will be included in addition to qualitative analysis. This approach has been chosen to include an overview of the AU region’s procedures for preventing human trafficking, as well as a close examination of how these mechanisms have impacted trafficking trends across all AU member states.
Keywords: Human trafficking, modern slavery, youth-network, engaged scholarship, impact, drugs, substance abuse.
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