The action or practice of illegally procuring and relocating children, typically for the purposes of forced labour or sexual exploitation.
child trafficking has become a worldwide concern in the past few years
Example sentencesExamples
The ship's captain denied any involvement in child trafficking.
Child trafficking, exploitation of children in labour, sexual exploitation and child poverty are all on the increase.
Some countries have increased penalties for child trafficking.
The woman who handled the supposed adoption in Indonesia is now in prison facing child trafficking charges.
Child trafficking persists because criminal syndicates are behind the illicit trade, tourism is sometimes involved, and victims often are afraid to come forward.
The conference heard that there has been a huge increase in child trafficking to Ireland over the past five years.
I was wondering what can I do, as a regular citizen, about child trafficking?
In recent years, there has been evidence of child trafficking in most major UK cities, including Nottingham, Newcastle and Leeds.
Mexican police have arrested 11 people in connection with child trafficking.
In 1987, women's groups and many other social organizations began agitating to force the government to crack down on child trafficking.
He is currently working on a film for Unicef on child trafficking.
Child trafficking was a global crisis, with about 1.2 million being trafficked worldwide each year.
Definition of child trafficking in US English:
child trafficking
noun
The illegal movement of children, typically for the purposes of forced labor or sexual exploitation.
child trafficking has become a worldwide concern in the past few years
Example sentencesExamples
The ship's captain denied any involvement in child trafficking.
The conference heard that there has been a huge increase in child trafficking to Ireland over the past five years.
The woman who handled the supposed adoption in Indonesia is now in prison facing child trafficking charges.
Child trafficking persists because criminal syndicates are behind the illicit trade, tourism is sometimes involved, and victims often are afraid to come forward.
He is currently working on a film for Unicef on child trafficking.
I was wondering what can I do, as a regular citizen, about child trafficking?
Mexican police have arrested 11 people in connection with child trafficking.
Child trafficking, exploitation of children in labour, sexual exploitation and child poverty are all on the increase.
Some countries have increased penalties for child trafficking.
In 1987, women's groups and many other social organizations began agitating to force the government to crack down on child trafficking.
Child trafficking was a global crisis, with about 1.2 million being trafficked worldwide each year.
In recent years, there has been evidence of child trafficking in most major UK cities, including Nottingham, Newcastle and Leeds.