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Zambia is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation . Child prostitution exists in Zambia's urban centers, often encouraged or facilitated by relatives or | Zambia is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation . Child prostitution exists in Zambia's urban centers, often encouraged or facilitated by relatives or | ||
acquaintances of the victim. Many Zambian child laborers, particularly those in the agriculture, domestic service, and fishing sectors, are also victims of human trafficking. Zambian women, lured by false employment or marriage offers, are trafficked to South Africa via Zimbabwe for sexual exploitation, and to Europe via Malawi. | acquaintances of the victim. Many Zambian child laborers, particularly those in the agriculture, domestic service, and fishing sectors, are also victims of human trafficking. Zambian women, lured by false employment or marriage offers, are trafficked to South Africa via Zimbabwe for sexual exploitation, and to Europe via Malawi. | ||
Zambia is a transit point for regional trafficking of women and children, particularly from Angola to Namibia for agricultural labor and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa. Malawian and Mozambican adults and children are occasionally trafficked to Zambia for forced agricultural labor. | Zambia is a transit point for regional trafficking of women and children, particularly from Angola to Namibia for agricultural labor and from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa. Malawian and Mozambican adults and children are occasionally trafficked to Zambia for forced agricultural labor. <ref name=dos>"Zambia". [http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2008/105389.htm ''Trafficking in Persons Report 2008'']. U.S. Department of State (June 4, 2008). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.''</ref> | ||
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