RIYADH: Majid Al-Qasabi, Saudi Arabia’s acting minister of media, says that Saudi Arabia is acting to prevent human trafficking through the enactment of internal laws and  accession to international instruments aimed at combating the crime.

This came in his speech on the occasion of World Day against Trafficking in Persons, which falls on July 30 each year. Al-Qasabi said that trafficking was one of the most heinous crimes that violated human rights and deprived people of their freedom and dignity, and was prohibited in all religions, constitutions and global covenants.

The media sector had an effective and influential role to play in reducing and combating trafficking, he said. 

According to the Global Slavery Index, Human trafficking and sexual exploitation, is also predominant in Japan.

Forced labour, forced marriages and forced sexual exploitation of children and adults are all common forms of abuse in Japan.

–SPA