Network Against Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) is an umbrella organisation of Nigerian non-governmental organizations engaged in advocacy and campaign for children's rights, anti-human trafficking, human rights abuse and child labour[1] with some 220 member organizations in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.
[2] NACTAL was founded in 2003 by the United Nations Children's Fund (formerly, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund), and registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in 2005.
NACTAL partners with embassies, government agencies e.g. National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Expertise France, European Union, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and A-TIPSOM/FIIAPP Nigeria Police.
[6] NACTAL is led by a board of trustees, National Executive Council (NEC) and six zonal coordinators.
[8] NACTAL has over 220 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), faith based organizations (FBOs) and community based organizations (CBOs) as members working in the area of anti-human trafficking, child protection, abuse/labour, irregular migration and smuggling of migrants in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).