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WHAT IS ORPHANAGE TRAFFICKING?
Orphanage trafficking is a form of child trafficking defined as the recruitment or transfer of children into orphanages, or any residential care facility (RCF), for a purpose of exploitation or profit. It involves both ‘acts’ and ‘purposes of exploitation’ that meet the definition of child trafficking under the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (‘UN Trafficking Protocol’).
This document provides clear definitions of what orphanage trafficking is and how to detect this kind of exploitation.
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The End Violence Against Children (EVAC) program is a five-year global initiative launched by World Vision to fortify protections, ignite community movements and eradicate violence against vulnerable children by 2021. Violence against children takes many forms that include, physical, sexual and mental violence, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, harm or abuse, commercial sexual exploitation, trafficking, child labor, cyber abuse and other harmful practices.
Given that the Asia Pacific region faces an overwhelming number of children…
This Child Trafficking Legal Guide has been produced by Baker McKenzie, World Vision, State Street and 3M to support the End Violence Against Children Program.
This first legal guide addresses frequently asked questions encountered by World Vision relating to protecting child victims of human trafficking in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
The objective is to empower and educate users as how to best navigate regulatory hurdles that may arise when assisting children affected by human trafficking.
This publication serves as a guide for responsible voluntourism, both for volunteers and volunteer tour operators. This publication describes what is required of tour operators, how they can design short-term volunteer programmes in a responsible manner and reduce the risks especially for children. The publication also provides recommendation for individuals who are considering voluntourism opportunities.
Anna McKeon, consultant for the Better Volunteering Better Care initiative, presented at a launch event of a new report on orphanage volunteering from Next Generation Nepal. The presentation highlights the findings from the Better Volunteering Better Care project and considers potential next steps for addressing the issue of orphanage volunteering in Nepal.
This article is primarily aimed at providing a foundation for analyzing both the challenges and opportunities of partnering with religious communities and organizations in addressing child abuse and neglect. According to the article, the positive and nurturing role religion and participation in religious communities can play on child protection and wellbeing is often overlooked, even in the field of child protection. Especially in light of the growing emphasis on building resilience in vulnerable children, it is important for child protection professionals to recognize the positive influences…
Responsibletravel.com, a travel company operating from the UK since 2001 has issued Guidelines for partner operators for volunteering directly with vulnerable children, including in the context of orphanage volunteering.
In July 2013, Responsible.com took the unprecedented step to remove temporarily all volunteering trips to orphanages from its offers, following increasing coverage in the media highlighting the harmful impact of ‘volunteer tourism’ in children’s homes in a number of countries. Following consultations with experts in the field, the company has issued new guidelines…
WHAT: Standards for shelters and care providers responding to children who have been trafficked. It gives guidance and practice examples of intake procedures, interim and longer term care, support services, integration and reunification.
WHO: Policy makers, government authorities, law enforcement, social and community workers, caregivers, shelter/institution managers and staff involved in the protection and recovery of child victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and abuse.
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WHAT: General principles for the protection of trafficked children. Guidance is given on identification, appointment of a guardian, registration, interim care, case assessment, durable solutions, access to justice, costs, and research issues.
WHO: Government officials, policy makers, international organizations, law enforcement and immigration authorities, and social welfare social and community workers involved in the identification and protection of child survivors of trafficking.
WHERE: Global…
Recent consultations undertaken by the ILO in Kenya, the Philippines and Guatemala have confirmed that there is little awareness about child labour issues among indigenous peoples; that previous child labour studies and research largely ignore indigenous communities; and that few programmes and projects address indigenous child labour.
It has, however, also become increasingly clear that indigenous children are disproportionately affected by the worst forms of child labour. Specific approaches are needed to effectively combat child labour among indigenous peoples.
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