Sale of children for the purpose of forced labour 2016, para. 36
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An ILO study on forced labour in agriculture found that a high proportion of children involved in forced labour had to work to repay debts taken on by their families in lieu of child work, had to work until a family debt was paid off or were born into bondage. Children were recruited by their parents, relatives or recruiting agents, implying that in many instances a transaction had taken place.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material