Child Trafficking Research Paper

Children's trafficking has been an issue of major concern for the international community in recent years. Trafficking in persons, the illegal practice of procuring human beings for unpaid work in physically abusive settings, has reached large scales lately, with figures such as 1.2 million children annually being transported from poverty-stricken countries to wealthier nations. The trafficking of children often involves exploitation of the parents' extreme poverty. The latter may sell children to traffickers in order to pay off debts or gain income, or they may be deceived concerning the prospects of training and a better life for their children. This is increasingly prevalent in West Africa, where unfortunate children are trafficked to European
The program enacted promoted an education service for poorer people and endeavored to create alternative opportunities for families that look towards trafficking as an income source. In 2001 Japan brought forth its Yokohama Global Commitment, which called for increasing efforts to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children globally. This effort was soon followed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which sought to bring forth an international effort to protect and promote children's rights. Last but not least, in 2004, Japan established an Inter-Ministerial Liaison Committee, regarding measures to combat trafficking in persons, as a means of achieving close cooperation among all governments. This order promoted enacting measures speedily and effectively towards the prevention and elimination of trafficking in persons and the protection of the victims of trafficking. Japan plans to continue its sponsorship of such programs and hopes other nations will join in the race to help end children trafficking. Japan is willing to support countries and resolutions that aim at improving children benefits and aid in the eradication of children