Parents should make an effort to develop and maintain positive relationships with their children. They should spend quality time with each other and keep in touch frequently.
Nidhi Oinam
Human trafficking is one of the most horrific crimes in our world today. One of the most common forms of human trafficking is child trafficking. Child trafficking is the exploitation and forced labour of children for someone else’s profit. Children are often forced into sex, domestic servitude, or other forms of labour such as forced begging or the selling of drugs.
Human trafficking of children is a problem that can be addressed. Prevention efforts for child trafficking are most effective when implemented as part of a multi-sectoral approach. Some of the ways in which we can prevent child trafficking are as follows:
Children should be taught the risks of talking with strangers on the internet. Because human traffickers are aware of the possibility for surveillance and monitoring while utilising technology, they may first contact potential victims via open social media groups before transferring to encrypted or anonymous services like WhatsApp messaging on mobile phones. Many human trafficking victims are at risk because they are lonely, sad, and isolated, which can be mitigated by strong parental relationships. Parents should make an effort to develop and maintain positive relationships with their children. They should spend quality time with each other and keep in touch frequently.
To combat the rising trend of child trafficking, government authorities should implement measures such as border limitations, security at all ports of entry and exit, movement monitoring in and out of countries, and other appropriate measures.
All countries’ legal frameworks for dealing with child trafficking should be vigorously enforced. The rate of child trafficking will decrease if these laws are effectively implemented, perpetrators are punished, and harsh penalties are imposed. Because of the dimensional shift in the world's perception, providing work opportunities is a crucial solution to the problem of child trafficking. You can’t do anything these days without money, but how will you acquire it if you’re unemployed? Many people have turned to child trafficking as a source of income and employment as a result of this situation. All individuals should have access to profitable and legal work possibilities in order to abolish child trafficking.
The government should take efforts to ensure that all children are educated and have access to critical information. Free and obligatory basic and secondary education will suffice to reduce the number of illiterates and hence the prevalence of child trafficking in a country. Raising children’s awareness and providing them with the knowledge and abilities they need to recognise and defend themselves. Good quality health care and education services, as well as a functioning child protection system that detects and assists at-risk children, are critical in both preventative and response efforts.
Not a Number is an interactive child trafficking and exploitation prevention curriculum that aims to equip young people with the knowledge and skills they need to make safe decisions. We can inform people at schools, child welfare and juvenile justice agencies about Not a Number and ask them to become licenced.
There is no single industry that can deliver the complete package of activities, and no single government can fix this problem on its own. If we all work together, child trafficking will be eradicated within this generation.
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