Abstract
Accepted: 12.12.2014 Due to paucity of industries work opportunities in the rural areas in Ghana are very limited. Many youths complete high school and cannot get employed because they are not skilled and on the account of limited job opportunities. As a native and a frequent visitor to the area of study (Bono Ahafo) the researcher became aware of the situation where unemployed youth have virtually fall prey to overseas work scam. The so-called connection men/women take advantage of the unemployed youth who dream of better life in the cities and overseas destinations. They charge them huge sums of money with promise of work and manage to smuggle the unsuspected youth overseas. The plight of some victims of human trafficking informed the choice of this exploratory participatory study. This participatory study which took place in four rural municipalities involved some victims of the scam, their parents and relatives in face to face interviews.
Highlights
The issue of the youth which touches on political, social and economic life of every country has become an important topic of discussion globally since the beginning of the new millennium
Ghana with relevant knowledge and skills for employment as a strategy to mitigate their vulnerability to human trafficking
Theme 3: Experiences in the cities/towns and vulnerability to human trafficking The participants were requested to report on their experiences or those of their children, relatives and friends who have migrated to the urban areas of the country or overseas
Summary
The issue of the youth which touches on political, social and economic life of every country has become an important topic of discussion globally since the beginning of the new millennium. The study aimed at exploring how the training of the youth in relevant knowledge and skills can reduce unemployment and mitigate their vulnerability to the problem of human trafficking. The study sought to investigate the possible value of job creation in making the rural youth in Ghana shun human traffickers informed the choice of this exploratory investigation.
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