Vulnerabilities of children to sale, trafficking and other forms of exploitation in situations of
conflict and humanitarian crisis 2017, para. 44
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By the time children arrive at their destination, they have acquired debts with exploiters who take away their documents and use threats or violence to subdue them into labour exploitation. For example, Iranian and Afghani children who have crossed the English Channel find themselves pressured to send money to their families, while also repaying substantial debts related to their journeys. This heavy financial burden drives children to accept working conditions that constitute worst forms of child labour, including trafficking. At destination, many are trafficked for forced and exploitative labour in farms and factories and on fishing boats. For example, in France and the United Kingdom, young men are exploited in cannabis farms, while others are allegedly exploited in the agriculture sector in Europe.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Humanitarian
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Youth
Year
2017
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph focus
Vulnerabilities of children to exploitation in situations of conflict and humanitarian crisis