The small hands of slavery: modern day child slavery

From bonded child labour to child prostitution: an introduction to the most common forms of child slavery

Published by: Child Rights Information Network, 2007
Via: Eldis

Across the world, millions of children are currently being subjected to slavery. This report provides an introduction to the circumstances and abuses of children in the eight most prevalent forms of child slavery:

• child trafficking
• child prostitution
• bonded labour
• mining work
• agricultural labour
• child soldiers
• forced child marriage
• domestic slavery

Photographs, case study examples and direct quotes illustrate the experiences of enslaved children. The report presents recommendations for governments and international organisations on actions to combat child slavery through:

• interventions to rescue and protect enslaved children
• legislation to criminalise child slavery
• the reduction of the supply of children for slavery, through measures such as working with communities and families to address poverty, provide them with access to credit, and offer education

(http://www.crin.org/docs/ChildSlaveryBrieffinal.pdf)