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There are many different causes that lead to child trafficking, with the primary reasons being poverty, weak law enforcement, and a lack of good quality public education. The traffickers that take advantage of children can be from another area in India, or could even know the child personally.
The increasing incidence of child abuse, child labour and other forms of violence against children were indicative of the situation (Keshri 2021). The current study examined the specific impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on child trafficking in India.
It is estimated that a child goes missing in India every eight minutes. Many are trafficked as part of a nationwide trade which is separating children from their families. Millions end...
India's coronavirus lockdown has had an adverse impact on children, pushing up incidents of child marriage and child labour, reports the BBC's Divya Arya.
Trafficking of children and forcing them into child labour is a serious issue in Bihar. According to the 2011 census, 6.5 million children in the age group of 5-14 work in the unorganized sector, and among them, 11 per cent are from Bihar.
The present article explores the meaning, objectives, and consequences of this abhorrent act along with its prevalence globally and in India. However, the crux of the article is on the role of human rights education and social work practice in arresting the growth of child trafficking in India.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched a new anti-trafficking unit to build the capacity of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs). The government approved a new program to support state and territory expansion of protection services for child victims of crime, including trafficking.
