IOM: Migrants traded in "slave markets" in Libya

CGTN Africa
83K
601 views

Transcript

The interactive transcript could not be loaded.
Rating is available when the video has been rented.
This feature is not available right now. Please try again later.
Published on Apr 11, 2017

Growing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are traded in what they call slave markets before being held for ransom, forced labour or sexual exploitation. That's according to the UN migration agency IOM. West African migrants interviewed by the agency have recounted being bought and sold in garages and car parks in the southern city of Sabha, one of Libya's main migrant smuggling hubs. The migrants - many from Nigeria, Senegal and Gambia - are captured as they head north towards Libya's Mediterranean coast, where some try to catch boats for Italy. Speaking to journalists the head of IOM's mission in Libya also revealed that the migrants end up being held for an average of two to three months before being released.

Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ow.ly/Zvqj30aIsgY

Follow us on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cgtnafrica/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cgtnafrica

When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next.

Up next

to add this to Watch Later

Add to