Anti-Human Trafficking Activist, Maxwell Matewere has called for the need to strengthen regional cooperation in criminal matters related to trafficking in persons, to strengthen the country’s criminal justice and to follow a victim centered approach.

He was speaking in Blantyre on Monday during a media and editors’ training on investigation, victim-sensitive and guidelines for reporting Trafficking in Persons

According to Matewere, human trafficking is the second largest criminal activity and as such, there is a need of a collaboration to fight the activity.

Chairperson of Network Against Trafficking in Persons Rodrick Mulonya said trafficking of persons happens because of the need to find cheap labour , sexual exploitation, forced domestic work and early marriages.

“This is very critical because human trafficking is complex and difficult to investigate as it is growing globally. This crime involves many players including security providers, policy makers making it to be more complicated,” he said.

He encouraged journalist that attended the training to create more awareness on issues around human trafficking.