Background on Child Trafficking

While the fate of the missing children in this most recent incident in Benin is unclear, what is clear is that some 200,000 children are trafficked every year in West and Central Africa. These children are employed on fishing vessels and farms, in prostitution and in sweatshops. Organized crime networks profit from their exploitation.

More information:
- Background on Child Trafficking (Unicef)

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- Unicef: Child marriages must stop (8/3/2001)
- Global Movement for Children (28/2/2001)
- The State of the World’s Children 2001 (1/1/2001)

Date of publication: 18/04/2001

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