and the Construction of Vulnerability - Child Trafficking

tria), some run parallel health care services for undocumented migrants, which
can lead to an increased risk of stigmatization (e.g., France, Belgium and the
Netherlands) (PICUM, 2007).
viiiHowever, it is interesting to note that amongst registered accession state (A8)
nationals working in the UK (a group that can enter and work legally), less than
0.5 per cent are under , while 18–24 year olds comprise 43 per cent of the total
figure of 510,000 (Home Office, 2006).
ix Saul Becker and Ruth Evans, School of Sociology & Social Policy, University of
Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
x The authors analysed 1,093 data files of unaccompanied minors intercepted in
Zeebrugge. Of the 899 unique persons found in the data files, 113 were intercepted
several times. After the interception, the Aliens Office gives the majority
(82.9 per cent) an identity document without a requirement to leave Belgium,
while 15.3 per cent must leave Belgium immediately or within five days. In 82.9
per cent of the cases, a child protection officer is contacted to make a decision
about the situation. In 67.2 per cent of these cases, no child protection measure
is taken, and the minor may leave the police station; in 32 per cent of the cases,
the minor is transferred to a centre, mostly crisis reception.
xi Almost a third of the children participating in the UNICEF survey in Moldova
(36 per cent) mentioned that parents visit them once every 2–3 months, 17 per
cent once in six months, and 10 per cent once a year. A fourth of the children
(26 per cent) see their parents less than once a year. The frequency of visits
depended directly on the distance between the foreign country where parents
found a job and their homeland, as well as on their legal or illegal status. As a
rule parents working in Russia visited their children more frequently than those
working in Western Europe. The frequency of visits from the latter depended on
whether or not parents possess visas (UNICEF, 2006b).
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