The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that his administration is placing a significant emphasis on enhancing the capabilities of the state’s young people in order to provide them with the skills and information necessary to compete successfully on a global scale.
According to the governor, this is part of an increased effort to combat illegal immigration, human trafficking, and all other types of modern-day slavery.
This is something that Obaseki mentioned in his message that was sent to commemorate the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which is observed annually by the United Nations and its related organizations.
The governor of Edo State, who highlighted the successes of his administration’s efforts to combat illegal migration and human trafficking in the state, stated that his administration will continue to pursue reforms and programs to put an end to all forms of modern-day slavery. These forms of modern-day slavery include a child or forced labor, human trafficking, forced marriage, sexual exploitation, illegal migration, and illegal organ harvesting, amongst others.
It has been stated by Obaseki that “The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery in 2022 is another opportunity for global stakeholders to review efforts at ending slavery in every form and guise and strengthen collaborations towards rescuing and protecting the estimated 50 million people who are currently living in modern slavery. This number includes 28 million people who are forced to work and 22 million people who are married against their will.
“Efforts including strengthening and enforcing existing laws to protect persons from forced and child labor and combat human trafficking, improving strategies to combat illegal migration, ensuring better pay and welfare for the working population, promoting fair and ethical recruitment, and ensuring greater support for women, girls, and vulnerable individuals must be sustained by global stakeholders if the vision of ending slavery in every form is to be realized.” [T]he vision of ending slavery in every form must be realized if global stakeholders are to continue their efforts.
“As a government, we have continued to pursue programs and reforms to build the capacity of our people, especially our youth population,” the statement reads, “protecting and empowering them so as to discourage them from illegal migration and protect them from every form of modern day slavery, including human trafficking, forced labor, and a number of other forms.”
Obaseki continued, “In addition to the various programs implemented by the state’s skills development agency, EdoJobs to create more jobs and equip youths in the state with in-demand skills to be globally competitive, we have also set up the Edo State Taskforce Against Human Trafficking; enacted the Edo State Trafficking in Persons Prohibition Law and set machinery in motion for top-of-the-range basic and technical education in the state, as part of revved up efforts to curb
The United Nations has stated that [[…] “The eradication of modern forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, the harshest types of child labor, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children to be used in armed conflict, is the primary objective of this day.
Throughout the course of history, slavery has developed and taken on new forms in a variety of settings. Some of the ancient kinds of slavery are still practiced today in the same manner as they were in the past, while others have been changed into new forms.
