Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues (IJSEI)
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): August

Validating Children 's Stories and Decisions after Trafficking for Prostitution

Ifeyinwa Mbakogu (School of Social Work Dalhousie University, Canada)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Aug 2020

Abstract

Research on trafficking for prostitution in West Africa is focussed mostly on the experiences of women. When attention is directed to children, their voices are silent; and attention is placed on traffickers, therefore, downplaying the role of relatives in children’s movement from home. Moreover, when children are removed from trafficking, the usual path to re-integration is to unite them with their parents. Two issues drive this paper: if a parent that is implicated in the trafficking of their child for prostitution should be included in decision-making for reintegrating the child; and if a child understands their experience of trafficking to make informed decisions about moving on after trafficking. Based on this foundation, the paper explores one child’s journey from Nigeria to Burkina Faso for prostitution, with attention to the child’s perspectives on their journey and decisions for moving on after trafficking to inform the inclusion of children trafficked for prostitution in decisions about their reintegration.

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ijsei

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Humanities Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues (IJSEI) is a double-blind peer-reviewed publication devoted to disseminating all information contributing to the understanding and development of social and environmental issues by the publication of original research or critical review. The ...