He told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that human trafficking was on the rise because the region is between Volta Lake and River Oti, which is fishery hubs.

Mr Basintale said many children are trafficked from Ada, Ningo-Prampram, Winneba and other towns to work in fishing communities in the region.

He said this during a programme organised by the Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Protection in collaboration with the Oti Regional Coordinating Council.

The programme was an end of year child protection sector meeting and capacity building summit held at Dambai.

Mr Innocent Komla Agbolosu, the Regional Director of Social Welfare, said human trafficking was a global problem affecting millions of people and many countries.

He told the GNA that the internal trafficking of children into hazardous labour was a major challenge in Ghana. building summit held at Dambai.

Mr Innocent Komla Agbolosu, the Regional Director of Social Welfare, said human trafficking was a global problem affecting millions of people and many countries.

He told the GNA that the internal trafficking of children into hazardous labour was a major challenge in Ghana.

He said the Department of Social Welfare was working with International Justice Mission (NGO), International Labour -UN Organization, UNICEF -UN, Chance for Children (NGO), Afrikids (NGO), World Vision (NGO)Plan International Ghana (NGO) and many other organisations to curtail child the rising trafficking and child Labour in the region.

Mr Agbolosu revealed that all district officers from department of social welfare were engaged in sensitizing fishing communities and the public on the dangers associated with human trafficking, child labour in the region.

The sensitization also aimed at increasing preventive efforts in combating human trafficking and child exploitation.

It also sought to bring all stakeholders in the region together to understand the issue of human trafficking and child Labour to improve mechanisms in counter trafficking.