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Trafficking: closer tab on job agencies
By Chandani Kirinde
New legislation to prevent and combat women and child trafficking for prostitution will empower the Government to keep a closer tab on institutions involved in foreign employment in order to prevent such trafficking in the guise of providing employment.

The new laws will also empower the Foreign Minister who is due to present the Bill to Parliament shortly to take steps to repatriate victims of cross border trafficking and promote awareness by way of media exposure to publicise the problem and its underlying causes, including the projection of negative images of women.

Those who will be considered violators under the Bill will include those who keep, maintain or manage and knowingly finances or takes part in the financing or lets or rents a building or any other place for the trafficking of women and children for prostitution.

The High Court will have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and punish such offenders with sentences ranging from imprisonment of not less than three years and not exceeding 15 years, as well as a fine.

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