APSCPCR warns families against growing threat of human trafficking
The Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has issued a warning regarding the rise of technology-driven human trafficking. Officials highlighted how criminal networks use social media and fake job offers to exploit vulnerable youth.
Why it matters
The shift toward digital-based recruitment for human trafficking requires increased public awareness and cybersecurity literacy to protect potential victims.
Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) Chairperson Veturkuri A.V.S. Suryanarayana Raju has urged parents and families to remain vigilant against the increasing threat of human trafficking, warning that organised criminal networks are increasingly targeting children and young people through social media platforms, fraudulent job offers and online scams.
Speaking at an awareness programme organised jointly by the APSCPCR and the HELP organisation in Vijayawada on Thursday on the occasion of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Mr. Raju said human trafficking had evolved into a sophisticated, technology-driven crime extending far beyond traditional cross-border activities.
He said traffickers were exploiting mobile phones, social media accounts and fake employment advertisements to lure unsuspecting victims. Criminal networks, he added, were taking advantage of the ambitions of children and the youth through deceptive methods, including online friendships, romantic traps, promises of lucrative jobs and fraudulent overseas employment opportunities.
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