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2 Jun 2015

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Citizen (So. Africa)

So. Africa: New guidelines on preventing and responding to child exploitation include red flags for child labour, child trafficking

'Be wary of child trafficking, warns government', 2 Jun 2015: [So. African] Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini has urged South Africans to be wary of child exploitation in their communities...“Despite the best efforts of…government and civil society to protect children from maltreatment, many children still remain vulnerable. Child trafficking is of particular concern…” said Minister Dlamini…[The recently] developed Guidelines for the Prevention of and Response to Child Exploitation…outline…factors that may assist members of the public, teachers and caregivers in identifying a child at risk or a victim of…exploitation, including child labour, child trafficking…[and]…an employer withholding identity documents…Dlamini said…“Family problems, poverty, having few or limited opportunities for…employment, lack of education…and living under difficult circumstances…make children vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation,”…“Let us strengthen our collective efforts…[to] eliminate child abuse, neglect and exploitation…” said Dlamini...