The trafficking of children for purposes of sexual exploitation

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Alleged police involvement and corruption in the traffic of children further make it difficult for children to trust that the police will assist in their rescue or be willing to investigate allegations of abduction and sexual exploitation against traffickers. 97 Some newspaper reports have also identified policemen as sex exploiters. 98 9. Service provision to sexually exploited children Organisations indicated varied responses to service provision, the nature of the response is influenced by the following factors: • knowledge about children in prostitution • the willingness to acknowledge the existence of the phenomenon • available resources to deal with the problem. Most organisations interviewed indicated that the biggest obstacle to service provision is lack of resources to provide services on an ongoing sustained basis. Organisations that do Box 3: Section 14 (4) (a) (iii) The Child Care Act (1983 as amended 1999) A child is in need of care if the child lives in circumstances likely to cause or conduce to his or her seduction, abduction or sexual exploitation. provide services that include rescue and alternative placement indicated that the need far outstrips the available capacity, in terms of financial and human resources, and alternative placement facilities. The value of service provision and active intervention is evidenced by the interview conducted with a child rescued from prostitution. Two field researchers (FR1 and FR2) interviewed Lerato, a child survivor of sexual exploitation. Lerato was in a place of safety and care at the time of the interview. At the macro level the unemployment of her father was an overriding factor which resulted in poverty. At the meso level the illness of her mother and the absences of her father were contributing factors. Her helplessness and sense of duty were additional contributing factors, at the micro level. Lerato is not her real name. It is rather a name she chose for herself for this report. Names of caregivers have also been changed. An extract of this interview, is presented here, for the purpose of providing an example of a child coerced into sexual exploitation. The provision of counselling, and integration into school and "family" life in an alternative non-institutional setting have improved Lerato's self-esteem and sense of belonging. Map 1: Interprovincial trafficking 97 As evidenced by testimony from survivors. See police collusion in Chapter 6 98 See for instance: P. Motale The Star 14/9/1999 and interviews in Chapter 6 35
Places of origin Kwazulu-Natal • Durban • Pietermaritzburg Eastern Cape • East London • Port Elizabeth Places of destination Gauteng • Johannesburg • Pretoria Western Cape • Cape Town 36
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Page 4 and 5: Acknowledgments This report was res
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Page 10 and 11: Executive summary This research rep
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Page 30 and 31: countries to ensure that measures a
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Page 36 and 37: Mpumalanga 7 3 18 12 North West Pro
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