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Sex Traffickers Make $27,252 Per Victim As Illegal Profits Hit $235bn Yearly
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EditorThe International Labour Organization has disclosed that sex traffickers make $27,252 per victim as forced labour in the private economy generates $236 billion in illegal profits annually.
This was disclosed in a new report on its website titled, ‘Profits and Poverty: The economics of forced labour’, from Geneva.
As seen by AMBusiness, ILO revealed in its report that forced commercial sexual exploitation accounts for more than two-thirds (73 per cent) of the total illegal profits.
ILO added that the “total amount of illegal profits from forced labour has risen by $64 billion (37%) since 2014, a significant, attributed to a growth in the number of people forced into labour, as well as higher profits generated from the exploitation of victims.”
According to the report, from $8,269 a decade earlier, traffickers and criminals generate approximately $10,000 in revenue for each victim.
The highest illegal profits are in Europe and the lowest in the Arab countries.
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“Europe and Central Asia account for the largest annual illegal profits from the forced labour of $84 billion, followed by Asia and the Pacific $62 billion, Americas $52 billion, Africa $20 billion, and Arab countries $18 billion,” the statement read.
When illegal profits are expressed per victim, annual illegal profits are highest in Europe and Central Asia, followed by the Arab States, the Americas, Africa and Asia, and the Pacific.
“Forced commercial sexual exploitation accounts for more than two-thirds (73%) of the total illegal profits, despite accounting for only 27% of the total number of victims in privately imposed labour.
“Forced commercial sexual exploitation generates $27,252 profits per victim as against $3,687 profits per victim for other forms of non-state forced labour exploitation.
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“Forced commercial sexual exploitation, is followed by illegal profits from industry, at $35 billion, followed by services ($20.8 billion), agriculture ($5 billion), and domestic work at $2.6 billion,” the statement continued.
These illicit profits are the wages that should rightfully belong to workers but which, as a result of their coercive practices, remain in the possession of those who exploit them.
The Director-General of ILO, Gilbert F. Houngbo said, “Forced labour perpetuates cycles of poverty and exploitation and strikes at the heart of human dignity. We now know that the situation has only got worse. The international community must urgently come together to take action to end this injustice.”
Houngbo stated, “People in forced labour are subject to multiple forms of coercion, the deliberate and systematic withholding of wages being amongst the most common.
“Forced labour perpetuates cycles of poverty and exploitation and strikes at the heart of human dignity. We now know that the situation has only got worse.
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“The international community must urgently come together to take action to end this injustice, safeguard workers’ rights, and uphold the principles of fairness and equality for all.”
The report stresses the urgent need to invest in enforcement measures to stem the flow of illegal profits and to hold perpetrators accountable.
The Commission recommends strengthening the legal framework, providing training for enforcement officials to extend labour inspections to high-risk sectors, and better coordination between labour and criminal law enforcement.
Unfortunately, forced labour cannot be eradicated through law enforcement measures alone, enforcement actions must be part of a comprehensive approach that prioritizes tackling the root causes and safeguarding victims, the report underlined.
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A lifeless body of a man, said to be a father of 12 children has been found in a brothel at Tombia-Amossoma road axis of Yenagoa, Bayelsa.
According to the residents of the area, the deceased is a 40-year-old man from Delta, though his name was not known as at the time of filling the report.
The deceased was said to be suffering from partial stroke, before engaging in a sex rump that led to his unfortunate demise.
They said he was one of the customers of the commercial sex workers, who left home around 8 am on Tuesday to meet a prostitute, but was later found dead in the quarters.
It was gathered that the lifeless body was found naked in the apartment while all the commercial sex workers had deserted the said apartment.
At the time of visiting the scene, people living around the area were trying to get the identity of the deceased to contact the relative to evacuate the corpse for burial.
It was gathered that security operatives had previously raided the brothel and earmarked it as a red-light zone.
The Commander of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in Bayelsa State, Mr Tolumobofa Akpoebibo Jonathan, told Nigerian Tribune at the scene that the deceased is a 40-year-old father of 12 from Delta state.
Police spokesperson in Bayelsa, ASP Musa Muhammed, told Nigerian Tribune that he was trying to reach out to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the area to get accurate information about what happened while promising to get back on the cause of the incident.
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Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday reportedly arrested some Bureau De Change operators at the popular Wuse Zone 4 market on Tuesday.
This came as traders also said some BDC operators resisted the arrest during a sting operation.
The operatives had embarked on routine raids to sanitise the market of street traders and eliminate arbitrary trading.
But this move was resisted on Tuesday leading to gunshots and damage to the operative’s vehicles, two currency traders who witnessed the incident confirmed to The PUNCH.
One of the traders who asked not to be named for fear of retribution said the traders simply acted out of frustration as the arrests were becoming too rampant and just to extort money from them.
He said, “EFCC guys came to raid and make an arrest on Monday and they came today (Tuesday) but today’s operation was too strong.
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“This is the issue we are facing. Yesterday (Monday) they arrested traders but they were attacked back today and gunshots were fired because our people tried to resist the arrest. They were provoked and frustrated. They even broke the glasses of the EFCC vehicles today and that means people are getting tired and desperate.”
Another trader who confirmed the incident warned that a continued raid by the anti-corruption body might lead to killings.
The trader who also pleaded anonymity said, “If this thing continues like this, that means they would kill people because if they try to arrest next time, nobody would agree and another person would gather together so that nobody would be taken.
“That was happened today. People are now turning because all they do after arrest is to collect money from us. Nothing else is done. They are frustrating use.’
The EFCC had resumed raiding in a bid to stabilise the naira.
Penultimate week, the commission arrested over 35 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud.
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Last week, it also paraded over 20 BDC operators arrested in the capital city.
Despite these efforts, the naira has continued on a free fall.
On the rates, the operators said they bought the dollar at N1,400 and sold at N1,425 per dollar leaving a profit margin of N25.
It also indicated an N5 drop from the N1,430 it sold on Monday.
A trader, Malam Yahu, complained of the market fluctuation, adding that it was now difficult to project what the rates would trade at.
He said, “Right now the market is just fluctuating, the naira is not stable at all and that’s why we are even sceptical about buying now. We can’t even predict how the market will trade.
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“For instance, after today’s arrest, I didn’t buy or make sales to avoid a loss. I bought it earlier today at N1,400 and sold it at N1,425.
“We have also noticed that once the prices go up, there will be scarcity because they would expect the naira to drop further but if it’s at a loss, they would then rush to sell it off.”
At the official market, data obtained from the FMDQ exchange securities revealed that the currency depreciated to N1,416/$ from N1,354/$ recorded at the foreign exchange market on Monday.
The new rate indicated that the naira dropped by 4.4 per cent or N62, raising concerns about rapid fluctuations.
The intraday high increased to N1,445 on Tuesday from N1,441/$1 recorded on Monday. The intraday low also depreciated to N1,301/$1 as against N1,285/$1 it traded on Monday.
The volume of dollars supplied by willing buyers and willing sellers however increased to $160.77m from $84.3m on Monday.
The former rate was the lowest point in approximately ten weeks when daily turnover was $66.4 million, which occurred on February 19, 2024.
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Suspended Edo Lawmaker, Iyamu Breaks Silence, Says All Issues Will Be Resolved
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May 8, 2024By
EditorOne of the suspended members of the Edo State State House of Assembly, Hon. Bright Iyamu, has urged his constituents and supporters to remain calm and shun any form of violence.
The lawmaker, representing Orhionmwon South Constituency in the House of Assembly was suspended alongside two other lawmakers namely: Hon. Donald Okogbe (PDP Akoko-Edo II) and Adeh Isibor (APC Esan North-East Constituency I) on Monday May 6, 2024, by the Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku.
Reacting, a statement from the office of the lawmaker assured that the “ugly situation will be brought under control.”
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“I had no motive to call for the impeachment of the Speaker, nor the intentions to impugn the integrity of the house,” he added.
Iyamu reassured his constituents and supporters that normalcy will be restored soon to the Edo State House of Assembly.
Recall that the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Agbebaku suspended the three members for allegedly plotting to effect a change of leadership in the house.
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