Hyderabad: Divya Devarajan, chief executive officer of Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) stressed the need to increase awareness among women about human- trafficking. Since cyber-trafficking was spreading fast, children should be taught about the dangers they could encounter while using smart phones.Addressing a training programme for trainers to control human trafficking, Devarajan said the worst affected were the poor and middle class girls and women. “This situation puts the onus of educating these women on the SERP and women’s groups who work closely with them. Education should factor in their social and economic situation.” She said traffickers lure women in the name of jobs and opportunities in films and sell them in brothel houses. The entire department from the village level should make them aware to ward off the scourge, she said. Sunitha Krishnan, founder of Prajwala, also pushed for education of girls to protect them from trafficking. “Cyber trafficking is adding to this situation as students are using apps and are sending personal photos and videos and falling prey to sex trafficking. I urge the trainers to be informed of this situation and enlighten women at the village level.” The trainers were educated about human trafficking, sex trade, the effect it has on affected women, cyber related human trafficking, legal provisions and support systems like Sakhi and Bharosa centres, Childline and police toll free numbers 1098, 100, 181, 1930, 181.
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