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 Cross-border Project Against Trafficking and Exploitation of Migrant and Vulnerable Children. Cross-border Project Against Trafficking and Exploitation of Migrant and Vulnerable Children (Copyright: Save the Children Australia)

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Cross-border Project Against Trafficking and Exploitation of Migrant and Vulnerable Children

Child trafficking occurs because there is demand for child labour. Children are perceived by traffickers as a key source of cheap labour in industries such as sweatshops, plantations and fisheries.  A key reason for child trafficking in such alarming proportions in the Mekong sub-region is the lack of proper child protection systems for children who
cross the border. With the Mekong River flowing through a number of countries - China, Laos, along the border of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam - the long land borders they share make it easy for young people to slip in and out of their neighbouring countries, either legally or illegally. Our anti-trafficking project promotes safe migration practices amongst children and adults through advocacy work, protection for children crossing borders, and access to basic services for children in transit and at their destination. We are also working with agencies in the area to develop and enforce policies on trafficking and vulnerable children.

Our aim is to reduce the incidence and impact of child trafficking in the Mekong sub-region through increasing the awareness of children, their families and communities on the right of children to protection against all forms of exploitation, including trafficking.

 


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