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Women in modern day slave trade

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN MODERN DAY SLAVE TRADE - Human trafficking is not only across provinces and borders but in our homes; under our noses. On our farms; in our restaurants, supermarkets, harbours and fishing trade. Through families and family friends - brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, husbands - a teens best friend; boyfriend. Slave trade is the 3rd highest crime in the world - with counterfeiting at 2nd and illegal trade and manufacture of drugs as king. The 2 highest forms of trafficking are sexual exploitation (79%) and forced labour (18%). I find it questionable that in researching global activity reports on statistics and political intervention that even though a spotlight has been turned on South Africa and the increase of trafficking and not sufficient prosecution - South African NGO'S or campaigns seldom get involved in or cover international slave trade;  yet it is our African neighbours who are brought into our country for sexual slavery and forced labour (