Ukushushumbiswa kwabantu wubugebengu bomhlaba wonke

1. The Umkhandlu Wezwe Wokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha (WTTC) wethule umbiko omusha omkhulu okhombisa ukuthi umkhakha wezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke ungasiza kanjani ekuqedeni ukushushumbiswa kwabantu.
2. Umbiko ukhishwa ngokwesekwa yi-Carlson Family Foundation futhi uyaqhubeka WTTC's Human Trafficking Taskforce, eyethulwe ngo-2019 engqungqutheleni yayo yomhlaba wonke eSeville, eSpain. 
3. Ngombiko wawo 'Ukuvimbela Ukushushumbiswa Kwabantu: Uhlaka Lwesenzo Lomkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nokuvakasha, WTTC ihlose ukuqinisa ukubambisana kubo bonke ababambiqhaza kanye nokwabelana ngezindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokuqwashisa ngokuthi umkhakha ungenza kanjani umehluko, futhi wenze, ukuze ubhekane nalobu bugebengu bomhlaba. 

Lo mbiko uchaza uhlaka lwezinyathelo zokubhekana nokushushumbiswa kwabantu, cishe izinsika ezine eziyinhloko: Ukuqwashisa, Ukufundisa Nokuqeqesha, Ukugqugquzela Nokuxhasa. 

I-International Labour Organisation (ILO) ilinganisele ukuthi nganoma yiluphi usuku ngo-2016, abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-40 emhlabeni jikelele babe yizisulu zokushushumbiswa kwabantu. 

Ubhadane alugcinanga nje ngokubeka ukukhanya kokungalingani obekuvele kukhona kepha lubhebhethekisile. Lokhu kusheshise isidingo esiphuthumayo sezenzo ezihlosiwe emkhakheni wezohambo nezokuvakasha. 

Umbiko unikeza izixazululo ngaphakathi emkhakheni nakwezinye izindawo, njengoba ubunzima beli cala lamazwe omhlaba ludinga imizamo yokuqondiswa kwezigwegwe eziningi kanye nezinyathelo ezihlanganisiwe zezinhlaka ezithintekayo, njengezifundazwe, izinkampani ezizimele nezinhlangano zomhlaba jikelele. 

Emkhakheni wezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha, lokhu kusho ukubandakanya ubuchwepheshe babo bonke ababambiqhaza, kubandakanya abasindile, kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi ukusungula izinhlelo ngokuhlanganyela. 

UVirginia Messina, iPhini Likamongameli Omkhulu, kanye ne-Acting CEO, WTTC wathi: “Ukushushumbiswa kwabantu kuwubugebengu bomhlaba wonke obudla abantu abasengozini, buyaqhubeka bukhula futhi buthinta ukuphila kwezigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke.

“Lo mbiko obaluleke kangaka uhlinzeka ngohlaka lomkhakha wezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha oludlala indima yalo ukusiza ukulwa nokushushumbiswa kwabantu. Ngokunaka isimo somkhakha esingaqondakali endleleni yabashushumbisi babantu, sidinga ukuthwala umthwalo wethu wokuqinisekisa ukuthi umkhakha Wezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha uhlinzeka ngemvelo ephephile neyamukelekayo kulabo abasebenza kuwo.

“Ekugcineni, ukuhamba kuyinto ehlanganisa abantu, futhi kubalulekile ukuthi sisize ekulungiseni lobu bugebengu. 

“Umkhakha udinga indlela ebambisanayo futhi ugxile emizameni yawo ekuqhubekiseleni phambili umkhankaso ohlobene nokushushumbiswa kwabantu ngokubandakanya bonke ababambiqhaza ababalulekile. Siyethemba ukuthi lo mbiko ungasiza kulowo msebenzi. ” 

Lo mbiko ojulile uqhakambisa isidingo sokusebenzela ekwenzeni lula indlela ezothuthukisa ukuqonda ubugebengu bokushushumbiswa kwabantu, inikeze amandla ukuhlonza okungcono, ukuvimbela kanye nokunciphisa imithelela engaba khona kanye nangempela yomkhakha, kanye nokuqhubekisela phambili ukusebenzisana komphakathi nezizimele qinisekisa ukuthi kuthathwa izinyathelo ezifanele ngohulumeni lapho kutholakala ukushushumbiswa kwabantu.

Lo mbiko wethulwa ngaphambi kosuku lweWorld Day Against Trafficking in Persons (30 Julayi), olugcizelela ukubaluleka kokulalela nokufunda kulabo abasinda ekushushumbisweni kwabantu. 

WTTC futhi ngithanda ukubonga izinhlangano ezilandelayo ngokufaka isandla kulo mbiko obalulekile: Carlson, CWT, AMEX GBT, I-Marriott International, Hilton, Ingle, JTB Corp, ECPAT International, Airbnb, AIG Travel, Bicester Village Shopping Collection, Emirates, Expedia Group, ITF, Kuyinhlawulo, iMarano Perspectives.

The World Tourism Network ishayela ihlombe umzamo ngo WTTC ukubhekana nalesi sihloko esibalulekile nesimnyama.