Protecting children from trafficking in Benin: in need of politics and participation
Author(s)
Howard, NeilPublication date
2012-06-01Subject
Governance and citizenshipKeywords
MigrationCountry
Benin
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
This paper critically examines policy in Benin against child trafficking. Drawing on interviews and participant observation with adolescent labour migrants and their communities, it problematises both the assumptions underpinning anti-trafficking policy and the appropriateness of the initiatives that comprise it. It suggests that, in order truly to protect the young labour migrants defined as trafficked, the policymaking establishment needs to focus more closely on the structural economic underpinnings of migration and exploitation, and to adopt a more participatory approach to policymaking.Pages
12ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614524.2012.673557