CHILD TRAFFICKING IN BANGLADESH: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT

The entire paper focuses a holistic overview on Child Trafficking in Bangladesh:A Critical Analysis The primary portion of the assignment deals with the definitional perspectives and later part shows the causes of Child Trafficking. The next part of the paper talks about the Child Trafficking zone in Bangladesh and I have given a comparative analysis of South Asian perspectives. With a view to perceiving the entire scenario of my prime concern I have cited the connected laws and jotted down the case study what has given me a clear understanding to highlight the possible preventive measures in the context of Bangladesh. At the end of the day I have stated the concluding remarks as well.

Key Word: Child, Trafficking, Child Trafficking, Bangladesh, South Asia.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER-01 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction	02
1.2. Research Question	04
1.3 Scope of the study	04
1.4 Methodology of the study	04
1.5 Problems of the study	04
1.6 Definition of child trafficking	05
1.7.Types of child trafficking	06
1.8 Traffickers	06
1.9 Historical and Geographic Background	09
CHAPTER-02 CHILD TRAFFICKING IN BANGLADESH: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS	12
CHAPTER-03 NATIONAL CHILDREN POLICY
3.1 Objectives of the children policy:	14
3.2 Punishment regarding child trafficking in under the Penal Code – 1860	14
3.3 Extracts from International human rights instruments broadly covered the rights of women and the children focusing trafficking	16
3.4 Convention for the suppression of the traffic in persons and of the exploitation of the prostitution of others, 1949	17
CHAPTER-04 RECRUITMENT OF TRAFFICKING
4.1 Recruiters of trafficking	20
4.2 Recruitment practices applied to children	22
4.3 Promises of employment	23
4.4.Kidnapping	25
CHAPTER-05 PURPOSES FOR WHICH CHILDREN ARE TRAFFICKED
5.1 Camel Jockey	27
5.2 Child Labour	28
5.3 Child Labour migration	29
4.4 Child Marriage, Religious, Cultural and social attitudes	31
5.5 Child Prostitution	33
CHAPTER-06 PRIMARY RECRUITMENT AREAS AND ROUTES
6.1 Routes taken	39
6.2 Specific routes	40
CHAPTER-07 CASE STUDY	43-52
CHAPTER -08 RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSION
8.1 Recommendations	54
8.2 Conclusion	59
Bibliography	60