Child Trafficking – Causes and Risks
What is child trafficking?
The illegal trade of children for exploitation
How are children recruited?
Promises of work, school, or a better life.
How does poverty help traffickers?
Children are more vulnerable and easier to lure.
Name one form of child trafficking.
Sexual exploitation, forced labor, or illegal adoption.
What do traffickers exploit?
Children’s need, trust, and desperation
How can individuals help?
Educate themselves, report abuse, support charities.
Where does child trafficking happen?
Worldwide, often in poor countries or conflict zones
Give one consequence of child trafficking.
Physical abuse, psychological trauma, or lost education.
How does awareness help?
It prevents trafficking and protects children.
Who are typical victims?
Poor, vulnerable children, often without family support.
Who tries to stop child trafficking?
Police, authorities, and international organizations.
What is one long-term effect for victims?
Lost education, limited job opportunities, or trauma.
Name a cause of child trafficking.
Poverty, war, lack of education, or social vulnerability.
Why is it hard to stop trafficking?
Corruption, hidden networks, weak laws.
Why are children easy targets for traffickers?
Vulnerability.