Hughes against human trafficking

JAKARTA: Popular television host Dewi Hughes has a new role: national spokesperson in a campaign to eliminate the trafficking of Indonesian women and children.

"Now I have a new dream, to end the real-life nightmare of human trafficking," said the host of Mimpi Kali Yee! (It Might Be A Dream) during the official announcement of her new role on Friday.

With the new role, Hughes will soon travel to villages where women and children trafficking is likely to happen, like in Indramayu, West Java.

"I will hold dialogs with parents, urging them not to send their children to work before they reach at least 18 years of age," the 32-year-old said.

She also called on people not to ignore cases of human exploitation practices. "We should work hand-in-hand to stop the trafficking of women and children," she said. --JP