Practice
Volume 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 315-333

Challenges in Identification of Child Victims of Transnational Trafficking (Article)

Warria A.* , Nel H. , Triegaardt J.
  • a Department of Social Work, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • b Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • c Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract

Child trafficking is a multiple human rights violation and identification of child victims of trafficking is a serious challenge facing social workers worldwide. Stakeholders (including social workers) working in the field of trafficking were studied qualitatively. The challenges the participants perceived or had encountered when identifying transnational children trafficked into South Africa were explored through in-depth interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. The findings from the study support the notion that identification of child trafficking victims is not an easy task for social workers because of the inherent nature of child trafficking and its link to socio-legal, economic and cultural factors. © 2015 British Association of Social Workers.

Author Keywords

identification Children transnational Trafficking

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84947485285&doi=10.1080%2f09503153.2015.1039974&partnerID=40&md5=eed80ce0ea8732e737d65f6461f8e985
DOI: 10.1080/09503153.2015.1039974
ISSN: 09503153
Cited by: 6
Original Language: English