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- 07 July 2009
EU must do more to fight child trafficking
On 7 July, the FRA released a report on ‘Child Trafficking in the European Union - Challenges, perspectives and good practices'. The report notes that many children fall victim to trafficking every year and that there are few convictions in child trafficking cases. Overall, the report finds that the EU must do more to address the issue and calls for better legislation to combat child trafficking.FRA Director Morten Kjaerum: "Every year, a significant number of children in the EU fall victim to trafficking for sexual exploitation, labour exploitation, adoption and organ extraction. These are alarming signals. We must make every possible effort to protect and support these children".
