At a roundtable held by the Department of Social Development, the stakeholders looked at ways to implement the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act, as well as find new ways to combat human trafficking. The Act was signed into law in July 2013. The meeting highlighted the importance of improving the co-ordination of victim support services throughout the support spectrum and referral system. Other recommendations included:
- The fast-tracking of integrated information management systems between role players;
- A rapid finalisation of issues in order for the Act to be fully implemented – although it has been signed into law, putting it into practice is dependent on regulations, national directives and instructions that need to be made by several departments;
- Continuous research to make more data available for better understanding of human trafficking;
- This research will also help in capacity building for practitioners;
- The government must make sufficient resources available to fight human trafficking; and
- Programmes must emphasise prevention of human trafficking through public education initiatives.
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