Within nigeria, women and girls are trafficked primarily for. Some people want to amass great wealth or get rich quick. Causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government area of edo state includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government area of edo state abstract this project work is to evaluate the causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria. Trafficked nigerian women and children are recruited from rural areas within the countrys borders women and girls for involuntary domestic servitude and sexual exploitation, and boys for forced labor in street. Because people had fail to recognize the effect if would bring to the state.
Causes, consequences and the way forward 1 garba umaru kwagyang, 2 muazu abdullahi saulawa, 3 kamal alhaji daud 1. This paper examines the nexus between poverty and child trafficking in the country. Unicef 2007 has identified poverty, large family size, rapid urbanization among others as the major factor why many nigeria children are vulnerable to trafficking. Poverty and poor education behind child trafficking govt. In this post, we look at the causes and effects of drug abuse in nigeria. In this article, we examine the causes of child trafficking in nigeria. The economic system of some countries have left many people jobless. Child labour in nigeria is the employment of children under the age of 18 in a manner that restrict or prevent them from basic education and development. The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of a child for the purpose of exploitation. To fill this demand, people are sold or traded among human traffickers. Trafficking in persons, especially children within nigeria has become a very troubling problem.
On the other hand, women often resort to seeking alternative opportunities outside of their. What are the major causes of human trafficking in nigeria. Naptip said the children all came from kuru village, 80 km south of kano. This study identifies the major causes of child trafficking that stand as a bottleneck in nigeria. Conflict is a push factor for trafficking, migration and poverty. To request a hard copy of the 2019 trafficking in persons report, please email. High demand for humans who can be used for cheap labor or sexual exploitation is one of the biggest causes of human trafficking. What are the root causes of human trafficking in nigeria. Many of these factors are specific to individual trafficking patterns and to the states in which they occur. In this article, we will try to figure out the main causes of this issue. Poverty is a major factor that drives child labour in nigeria.
Unfortunately, there is still a problem of child trafficking in nig eria. One of the main causes of human trafficking in nigeria is the complete disregard for human rights. Child protection abuses such as child trafficking have effects on child. In nigeria prone conflict zone, boko haram trafficked children and use them as soldiers and militias.
The trafficking protocol provides that exploitation includes the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs. Causes, effects and remedies abstract this study focuses on the causes, effects and remedies of child trafficking in nigeria using ijebuode local government area of ogun state as a case study. Current patterns of child trafficking in west and central africa although, child trafficking is a global problem, the practice is particularly widespread in some regions. This project work is to evaluate the causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government edo state. The need for the study arises because of the alarming rate of increase of child trafficking in nigeria. Nigeria s 2003 child rights act also criminalises child trafficking. This briefing paper is prepared for the special rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, in preparation for her mission to nigeria. From the analysis, it was found that child trafficking brings about total moral breakdown and breakdown peaceful marriage or homes. It also forms the aims of the paper in discussing the combination of the causes such as poverty, ignorance, greed, peer pressure and manipulation of religion among others have been. The research is designed to view the immediate causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a selected place in oredo local government area in edo state. Analysis of nigerias response to the libreville platform of action, 2000.
To view the pdf files, you will need to download, at no cost, the adobe acrobat reader. The main forms and manifestations of human trafficking in. Africa and south asia especially the mekong area are among the worst. The new trafficking in persons prohibition bill seeks to repeal and amend. In this article, we highlight the root causes of human trafficking in nigeria. A new type of child abuse and human trafficking that targets infants has emerged in nigeria in what are described as baby factories. Causes of child trafficking in nigeria research cyber. Human trafficking meaning, causes and effects of human. Causes and consequences of child trafficking in nigeria. Findings on the worst forms of child labor nigeria u.
Thus, they are sold into slavery and sexual exploitation or forced into marriages. On the consequences of child trafficking, the major consequences was centered on increase in the spread of stds including hivaids among children, rejection by family members and increase in government spending on rehabilitation of child trafficking and the least possible consequences includes negative impact on the economy, leading to stigmatization on those involved and it could cause. The root causes of trafficking are various and often differ from one country to another. Idowu there can be no keener revelation of a societys soul than the way in which it treats its children. Human trafficking is the sale or trade of human beings, and it is considered to be a modern form of slavery. Abstract this project work is to evaluate the causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria a case study of oredo local government edo state. Trafficking in human beings, especially women and children, in africa v contents foreword vii 1 introduction 1 1.
In 2006, the number of child workers was estimated at about 15 million. The purpose of this study include the causes and effect of human trafficking in nigeria and to proffer a possible recommendations to this problem in oredolocal government area of edo state for the people in the society to live a better standard of living in the country, and when there is a solution to this problem, our economy will improve. This study investigated the causes and consequences of child trafficking as perceived married adults in shaki west local government area, oyo state. Parents with large family are often prone to those traffickers. The parents didnt realise they were doing something bad. Evidence from the iom human trafficking databasea,b alison jobec report prepared for the international organization for migration 2010 a this publication was made possible by the support provided by the united states department of state, under the terms of grant no. The 2019 trafficking in persons report is available in pdf and html formats. This means that the meaning of drug would differ depending on the context it is being used. Against their will, millions of people around the world are forced to work for the profit of others, for example by begging, prostitution, involuntary servitude, working in sweatshops even becoming child soldiers. Here in west africa, millions of youth are affected by this brutal, entrenched trade. Sex trafficking of children in south africa what is child trafficking. This is important because children still suffer the effects and consequences of child trafficking in nigeria. Unicef 2007 has identified poverty, large family size, rapid urbanization among others as the major factor why many nigeria children are. Those that are desperate there by get lured and deceived by traffickers because they want to get out of the country by all means.
One of these is the convention on the rights of the child of 1989, which refers to child trafficking in article 11 line 1, stipulating that illicit transfer and nonreturn of children is forbidden. Edo state, the heartbeat of nigeria, has been labeled as the most endemic source of human trafficking in nigeria. It also forms the aims of the paper in discussing the combination of the causes such as poverty, ignorance, greed, peer pressure and manipulation of religion among others have been identified as the major causes of child trafficking in nigeria. The government adopted the edo state trafficking in persons prohibition law, which codified the edo state taskforce for implementation. Boko haram, is recruiting and using child soldiers as young as 12yearsold. Human trafficking the sale, transport and profit from human beings who are forced to work for others is the modern equivalent of slavery. The aim of the paper is to discuss the child trafficking, causes. Pdf trafficking in persons, especially children within nigeria has. What is the purpose and what pushes people to this crime. Dimension, reasons for its persistence and probable solutions olaitan o.
The pdf is available as a complete onepiece file and as individual sections for easier download. Download complete project material on causes and consequences of child trafficking in nigeria from chapter one to five. As a result of this negative label, a number of international organizations and nongovernmental organizations have intervened to combat sex trafficking in the region. It provides an overview of the issue of trafficking in nigeria, including. Pdf international and local policieslegislations exist on child trafficking. Pdf trends of child trafficking situation in nigeria and. Drug trafficking is on the rise in nigeria, along with criminal groups using the country as a base to move narcotics to neighboring regions. In other words, the post attempts to find explanations to why child trafficking is such a big problem in nigeria in spite of efforts made, through legislation and institution building, to combat it. As a consequence of crossborder trafficking, illegal drugs are easily available within the country. They kidnapped young girls,sell them into slavery and forcefully married them.
Major causes of child trafficking in nigeria research cyber. In africa, governments largely rely on the implementation of social programs such as free education and poverty alleviation to. This project work is to evaluate the causes and effect of child trafficking in nigeria. Baby factories are criminal entities that exploit young girls with unwanted pregnancies and the practice is growing.
Child labour is pervasive in every state of the country. Nigeria is a source, transit and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labour and forced prostitution. Questionnaire on causative factors of children and women trafficking. The first cause that has been the biggest contributor to this menace is the cheap labor that comes with child trafficking. Child trafficking occurs whether the child was moved voluntarily or by force. The report has led to investigations by the main agency responsible for fighting human trafficking in nigeria, naptip. Drugs cause changes the term drug is ambiguous, it means one and another thing simultaneously. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons including forced labor and forced prostitution. These has been a serious concern about the cause of child trafficking in africa as a whole and nigeria as a country in particular. Child trafficking is a major human security challenge, globally. Trafficked nigerian women and children are recruited from rural areas within the countrys border.
Causes and effect of child trafficking in nig eria a case study of oredo local government area of edo state abstract this project work is to evaluate the causes and effect of child trafficking in nig eria a case study of oredo local government edo state. The paper focuses on the scourge of child trafficking in nigeria as a risen factor despite numerous efforts put in place by the. Child trafficking has no universal definition, though many legal instruments mention it. Therefore, we set out to discuss, in details, the causes of child trafficking in nigeria. In 2018, nigeria made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Trafficking is a complex phenomenon that is often driven or influenced by social, economic, cultural and other factors. Per the latest global slavery index 2018 report, nigeria ranks 32167 of the countries with the highest number of slaves 1,386,000 and its national agency for the prohibition of trafficking in persons naptip reports that the average age of trafficked children in nigeria, now upgraded to a tier 2 country on the u. To effectively solve the problem of child trafficking in ghana the first important thing all concerned parties need to be aware of is the causes of child trafficking in the first place.
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