Summary: You’ve most likely heard of trafficking in persons, sometimes called human trafficking or modern slavery, but did you know that it’s a crime that undermines basic human rights and affects as many as 27 million people around the globe? Do you know how people become enslaved in the first place?In this edition of Africa Conversations, we discussed the issue of trafficking in persons and modern slavery, how to recognize it, and what kinds of efforts are being made to protect victims and end this crime. Christine Buckley, journalist and co-author of the book Slave Hunter, Olivier Enogo, journalist and author of “Les filiales de la prostitution africaine,” and Hélène Paillard, former consultant on trafficking in persons in West Africa for the United Nations joined us in the studio to broach this important subject.For those looking for more information on the subject, or to take action, below are a list of sites that might be of interest:ALTO Africa ChildrenInternational Organization for MigrationUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeECPAT InternationalComité contre l'esclavage moderneEnfants Solidaires d'Afrique et du Monde (ESAM)
