Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
The Government, through the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ), has intensified efforts to combat human trafficking by training frontline stakeholders to identify and respond to trafficking cases.
The training programme will equip aviation security officers, immigration officials and ground handling staff with skills to detect indicators of human trafficking, including forced criminality and recruitment fraud.
In a statement, ACZ said airports play a critical role in preventing human trafficking and protecting vulnerable people.
“An airport is far more than a point of departure; it is the ultimate shield where vigilance safeguards human dignity and protects vulnerable lives,” it said
Recently, ACZ joined other countries in commemorating the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, held under the UN theme, “Trapped Behind the Scam.”
“In a joint effort with the Anti-Trafficking Inter-Ministerial Committee (ATIMC), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), and the British Embassy, ACZ opened its primary gateway to train frontline stakeholders, from aviation security and immigration to ground support, to spot indicators of forced criminality and recruitment fraud,” he said.
“By deploying our airport infrastructure for technical walk-ins, interactive passenger awareness and frontline capacity building, ACZ is in sync with its promise of delivering safe, secure and world-class airport operations, ensuring that Zimbabwe’s skies remain a sanctuary of safe migration, defence and human dignity.”
