Rising Trafficking Worries Naga Cops

Dimapur, Aug 10 : The rising social menaces of human trafficking and child labour were thoroughly discussed and deliberated upon on Thursday at a state-level anti-human trafficking seminar-cum-workshop, organized by police.

The problem of human trafficking and child labour in Nagaland may not be very visible on the surface, but a deeper look reveals these two social menaces have already crept into Naga society.

The recent cases of trafficked young boys and girls, who were lured by agents promising them job opportunities, being rescued from different parts of the country, speaks volumes about how fast and wide the trafficking racket has spread in the state.

Also, the rising employment of minor boys and girls in Naga homes for doing domestic chores amounts to trafficking and child labour to some extent, as per law.

L Thechamo Lotha, ADG (Ops), who participated in the seminar, said poverty is the main cause of human trafficking, which, he said, is destroying the fabric of Naga society. He observed that most Nagas are lazy and want to make easy money, thus, they fall into the trap of unscrupulous people involved in trafficking.