ASIA: Trafficking in children in South Asia

Submitted by crinadmin on Wed, 18/03/2009 - 06:29

Child trafficking in South Asia is a well known phenomenon. In 2008 UNICEF produced a study on trafficking in children in South Asia and Save the Children Sweden has adapted the report and produced a child friendly version.

In this child friendly version of the report children and young people will learn about the different kinds of trafficking and some of the reasons for which children are trafficked such as sexual exploitation, labour, armed conflict and forced marriage to pay/settle debts / arguments or disagreements. Boys in Bangladesh and Pakistan are also trafficked to work as camel jockeys.

This illustrated child friendly report is simple, easy to read and understand and focuses on developing children’s knowledge on different aspects of trafficking of children. The report looks at the trend of trafficking issues in eight countries; Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

South Asian countries work to combat child trafficking and this child friendly version can be used to base children’s meaningful participation in these efforts.

Further information

South Asia in action: preventing and responding to child trafficking (August 2008)
UN Study on Violence Against Children - trafficking
A handbook on planning projects to prevent child trafficking (September 2007)

pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Child-friendlytrLow.pdf

Organisation:

Save the Children Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia

Attachment Link:

http://www.crin.org/docs/Child-friendlytrLow.pdf

Countries

Afghanistan

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