I am invited to speak of the plight of the sons and daughters of this great African continent, who are today, entrapped in enslavement. It must begin to recognise the dark side of its history, the extractive economic practices on which Europe built its wealth, the political domination it has exerted, the lack of respect with which it viewed the African continent and spoke about its people. The financial volume of human trafficking to and in Libya is – conservatively estimated, well worth over 2-3 billion US$ annually. The large proceeds go to the top of these human trafficking networks, who pay those lower down in the system small amounts in commissions. [IDN-InDepthNews – 19 May 2019]Related link: Pan African Parliament tackles the topic of human trafficking in special session day by K. Smits.

Source: Libya Today May 20, 2019 15:11 UTC