A national anti-human trafficking forum has called on the Government of Ghana to stop treating victims of trafficking for forced cybercrime as criminals, warning that prosecuting them instead of identifying them as victims allows trafficking syndicates to thrive. Participants expressed concern that trafficked persons who are coerced into committing cyber-enabled fraud are frequently arrested, prosecuted or deported before authorities determine whether they are victims of human trafficking. The forum therefore urged government to strengthen the Human Trafficking Secretariat and improve referral systems by expanding access to shelters, trauma-informed counselling, rehabilitation services and reintegration programmes. Online recruitment under scrutinyThe communiqué described trafficking for forced criminality as a crime operating at the intersection of human trafficking and cybercrime. Youth awareness campaignThe forum called for sustained awareness campaigns targeting young people through social media, peer educators and digital content creators.