Critically discuss TWO practical strategies that local parents could implement to prevent human trafficking in your community. For each answer, include your fact, elaborate on it and provide its intended outcome.
About this question
Question 2.8 of Life Orientation Grade 10, District Task (KwaZulu-Natal DoE (Amajuba District), March 2025). It tests the Term 1 ATP topic Diversity, Discrimination and Human Rights.
- TermTerm 1
- ATP topicDiversity, Discrimination and Human Rights
- PaperKZN Amajuba Task 1 2025
- Marks6 marks: 2 points, 3 marks each
A cartoon titled "Diversity & Cultural Awareness" shows a group of people from different cultures and backgrounds.
[Adapted from cartoons on diversity, 22 October 2024]
Two practical strategies that local parents could implement to prevent human trafficking are:
- Parents could talk openly to their children about the dangers of human trafficking and the tricks traffickers use, such as fake job offers or people met on social media. Children then know the warning signs, so they are less likely to be lured away by strangers.
- Parents could closely monitor their children's movements and online activity, for example by knowing where they are, who their friends are and who they chat to. This makes it harder for traffickers to make contact with children and keeps them safe.
Other points that earn marks
- Parents could form neighbourhood watch groups with other parents to report suspicious people or vehicles to the police.
- Parents could check any job, modelling or study offer abroad before allowing a child to accept it.
- Parents could save and share the human trafficking helpline (0800 555 999) with their children.
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Two challenges which are experienced by people who cannot speak all languages are:
- They struggle to communicate with others, which can lead to misunderstandings and make them feel isolated or left out.
- They may find it hard to get services, for example at a clinic, police station or government office, because they cannot explain their problems or understand the information given to them.
Two reasons why corrective rape could be regarded as a form of gender-based violence are:
- Corrective rape is rooted in harmful gender norms and discrimination, because it is based on the false belief that certain gender or sexual identities are wrong and need to be fixed. This belief leads to sexual violence against people whose identity differs from what society expects, and because the harm is done on the basis of gender identity, it falls within the definition of GBV.
- Corrective rape is used to exert power and control over the victim, as it is meant to dominate, intimidate and punish someone for not fitting society's expectations. The perpetrator uses violent sex to force the victim into submission, so it is violence driven by the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation, which makes it GBV.
A: A United Nations campaign that takes place every year from 25 November to 10 December that aims to eliminate violence against women and children.
The 16 Days of Activism campaign runs each year from 25 November to 10 December (Human Rights Day). It raises awareness about violence against women and children and calls on everyone to help end it.
Human trafficking.
Human trafficking is the illegal transport and sale of people, often across borders, for forced labour or sexual exploitation, and it is a serious human rights violation.
Social justice.
Social justice means that wealth, resources, opportunities and privileges are shared fairly among all people in a society, so that no group is left behind or treated unfairly.