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South African government distances itself from Cuban human trafficking claims. (Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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South African government distances itself from Cuban human trafficking claims

The Trafficking in Persons report says Cuba benefits financially from its ‘coercive’ labour export programmes to 66 countries

  • Eunice Masson
6 min read
People with black tape on their mouth walk along the Sea Point coast as they attend a protest against human trafficking in Cape Town. (Photo by Ashraf Hendricks/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
DIRECTORATE FOR PRIORITY CRIME INVESTIGATIONS

Rise in number of human trafficking victims in South Africa

The Trafficking in Persons has found that the government does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so

  • Eunice Masson
4 min read