Children for sale: Child trafficking in Southeast Asia

Rafferty, Yvonne

doi:10.1002/car.1009

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“…Despite an increase in recent years government and international responses to trafficking, there is insufficient awareness about its causes to identify who is vulnerable and why (Rigby, 2010). There is no guiding theoretical framework attempting to understand the complex inter-relationship of the social, economic and cultural factors that contribute to the trade (Rafferty, 2007;Omelaniuk, 2005).…”

Section: Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

Protecting children from trafficing: responses of the governmental and non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh

Islam

Hossain

2014

MJSA

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This paper explores the features of child trafficking in Bangladesh and then addresses the responses of the governmental and non-governmental organizations (GOs and NGOs) to the problem. It aims at analysing the sources and causes of child trafficking. The paper also aims to discuss the current initiatives of the GOs and NGOs with its limitations, and finally provides some way out alternatives. The paper argues that the GO-NGO responses are inadequate in the light of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in Bangladesh. The paper contributes a dynamic and multidimensional understanding of how the GOs and NGOs combating child trafficking issue in Bangladesh.

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Section: Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

Protecting children from trafficing: responses of the governmental and non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh

Islam

Hossain

2014

MJSA

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“…Lack of nation state's accountability for ensuring and protecting such basic human elements is to deprive children from enlarging their capacity to enjoy a long life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living. A nation state's economic instability impacts the safeguarding of children from different forms of exploitation (Bhattacharya 2007;Degirmencioglu et al 2008;Rafferty 2007). Degirmencioglu et al (2008), and Doocy et al (2007) cite research, which described the relationship between poverty and its consequences to children's maltreatment patterns in India, Turkey, and Nepal.…”

Section: Hdi and Children's Protection Rightsmentioning

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Patterns of Human Development Indicators Across Constitutional Analysis of Children’s Rights to Protection, Provision, and Participation

2011

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“…It is estimated that there are 4.4 child victims for every 1000 children in the world annually (International Labour Organization, ). The Greater Mekong Region (GMR), defined in this paper as the region encompassing Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the Yunnan Province, is well known to be a hub for child trafficking, with multiple source and destination countries, frequent transit, and reports of a widespread child labour industry and local government corruption (Rafferty, ). While the percentage of globally trafficked children from the GMR is not known, reports indicate a variety of active child trafficking industries in the region.…”

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The Trafficking of Children in the Greater Mekong Region: A Review of Recent Literature

Tsai

Dichter

2019

Child Abuse Review

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This review focuses on the literature on child trafficking in the Greater Mekong Region (GMR) in the last decade, as an update to Rafferty's (2007) review. The research is primarily organised into several main themes: public health implications, the trafficking of boys, cross‐border trafficking, the changing context and venues in which trafficking occurs, and trafficking in lesser‐studied regions of the GMR. The research reveals that children who are trafficked experience physical symptoms of abuse, sexually transmitted infections, mental health sequelae and substance abuse. Emerging research on the trafficking of boys elucidates relevant cultural issues, describing exploitation in street‐based and establishment‐based venues. Recent work describing children who are exploited in the Thai‐Cambodian border region reveals economic depression as a driver for migration into the area and high rates of violence. The literature also describes a shift in trafficking venues in Cambodia from brothels to entertainment venues. Much of the research to date has been conducted in Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand, and there is preliminary research from the Lao People's Democratic Republic, but much remains unknown about trafficking in other GMR countries. Further research is required to identify the interactions of trafficked children in the GMR with healthcare settings, and, more specifically, to understand the medical implications of trafficking. Key Practitioner Messages Children trafficked in the GMR experience health consequences as a result of exploitation. Venues for trafficking in the GMR are shifting from brothels to off‐site and entertainment venues as a consequence of governments and local authorities increasing legal enforcement. Boys in the GMR are vulnerable to trafficking. Children who migrate for work in the GMR are vulnerable to trafficking. A trauma‐informed approach and a heightened level of awareness for a history of trafficking are important for practitioners caring for patients from the GMR.

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Children for sale: Child trafficking in Southeast Asia

Cited by 89 publications

References 21 publications

Protecting children from trafficing: responses of the governmental and non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh

Protecting children from trafficing: responses of the governmental and non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh

Patterns of Human Development Indicators Across Constitutional Analysis of Children’s Rights to Protection, Provision, and Participation

The Trafficking of Children in the Greater Mekong Region: A Review of Recent Literature

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