Ermelo, South Africa, South Africa
Nine Nigerian men were arrested for allegedly trafficking twelve women, between the ages of 18 and 30, from around the country to Ermelo and forcing them into prostitution. Home affairs officials confirmed that the suspects applied for asylum in South Africa, and according to the information in their application forms, they do not qualify for asylum. The women were given R30 a day for food, and from time to time they were forced to take drugs to ensure they remained addicts. The twelve women, between the ages of 18 and 30, told the police the men took all their earnings and the y were not paid for the jobs that they were doing.
Location
South Africa · Ermelo, South Africa · 2010 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
The men appeared in court, but their case was postponed to April 16 for a bail application. The Mpumalanga Police Captain Leonard Hlathi said that the men were being charged under the Sexual Offences Act and for kidnapping: "These men can consider themselves a bit lucky as human trafficking laws are in the process of being legislated. These acts of the suspects were exactly equivalent to human trafficking."
The police arrested the nine men and they appeared in court, but their case was postponed. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/9-held-for-human-trafficking-20100323
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