The disruptive impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy is well known. What many people do not know is how it also drives human trafficking and worsens the state of people involved in domestic work. Many are caught up in a web of violence whereas they bear the brunt of the pressures of the harsh economy, lost jobs and general economic distress and associated pressures on their employers. Indeed at the 2021 General Assembly of the United Nations, the global body describes COVID-19 as ‘an accelerator of human trafficking’ with special focus on forced labour and the growth of online human trafficking.

In this episode, you will listen to the views of persons whose businesses and general welfare were negatively impacted by COVID-19. An expert, Dr. Kelechi Okezie also provides insights into how the pandemic renders families vulnerable to trafficking and associated negative outcomes.

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