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Include human trafficking issues in primary education

Speakers urge govt

Staff Correspondent
Speakers at a workshop yesterday emphasised the importance of including human trafficking issues in the school curriculum at primary level.
The workshop jointly organised by International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Campaign for Popular Education at the LGED Bhaban in the city with former adviser Rasheda K Chowdhury in the chair.
Home Secretary Md Abdul Karim was present on the occasion as the chief guest, while Rabab Fatima, regional representative of IOM, and Badrul Alam Tarafdar, acting secretary of primary education were present as the special guests.
Presenting a keynote paper, BNWLA Executive Director advocate Salma Ali said poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, exploitative social
structures and a male-dominated society have contributed much to women and children trafficking.
The fate of a good number of the trafficked women and children ends up in brothels, forced labour in bidi and shrimp factories, domestic help, camel jockey and labour trafficking.
She also presented some government statistics from January to December in 2007 that indicated that 297 trafficking cases were disposed, 77 cases ended in conviction, three accused were sentenced to death, 97 sentenced to life, 503 arrested for traffic-related crimes, more than 646 trafficked survivors rescued by law enforcers, 627 trafficked survivors rehabilitated to their own parents and rest 19 rehabilitate with alternative livelihoodoptions.
She suggested incorporating trafficking issues into
school curriculum, community policing, legal service deliver)’ programme, antitraffic monitoring cells, highway policing and model police stations as some measures to prevent trafficking.
Former chairman of NTCB Prof Kofiluddin Ahmed said the topic of human trafficking should be presented through pictures, flip charts and in other attractive ways to make children aware.
The speakers said the topic can be presented to children through stories, adding that many teachers do not even know the meaning of the term 'camel jockey'. So, these terms should be properly explained.
Saba of Catalyst said the topic can be introduced to the children through staging dramas played by them.
Acting director of Campaign for Popular Education Md Azizul Haque also spoke.