Second Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, dated 5 November 2003:

The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, when considering the request for approval by Parliament of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, referred to it, noted that at present there is no current legislation to deal with the criminalisation of the trafficking in persons in terms of article 5 of the said Protocol.

Therefore, the Committee recommends that the House approve that Government responds as to the action that is being taken to comply with the obligations dealing with the criminalisation of the trafficking in persons as required in terms of the said Protocol, within three months of the passing of this resolution.

Report to be considered.