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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years of the 21st Century gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Madagascar.htm
Madagascar is a
source country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of forced
labor and sexual exploitation. Children, mostly from rural areas, are
trafficked within the country for domestic servitude, commercial sexual
exploitation, forced marriage, forced labor for traveling vendors, and
possibly forced labor in mining, fishing, and agriculture. Some child sex trafficking
occurs with the involvement of family members, friends, transport operators,
tour guides, and hotel workers. A child sex tourism problem exists in coastal
cities, including Tamatave, Nosy Be, and Diego
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Gem industry in need of regulation UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, Ilakaka, 17 September 2003 www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=46200 [accessed 19 February 2011] One of the most
disturbing aspects of The report noted
that children are often exposed to very serious dangers and can, for example,
die of suffocation if the mine caves in.
Dominique Rakotomanga, who works for IPEC in
the capital, ***
ARCHIVES *** The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/madagascar.htm [accessed 19 February 2011] CHILD
LABOR LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT - Forced or bonded labor by children is prohibited
under the Labor Code. The Penal Code
prohibit engaging in sexual activities of any type with children under the
age of 14, and the production and dissemination of pornographic materials
showing minors is illegal. The
government does not have comprehensive legislation prohibiting trafficking in
persons. Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, March 8. 2006 www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61578.htm [accessed 19 February 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS
– The law does not specifically prohibit trafficking in persons, and there
were reports of trafficking in women and girls for prostitution between the
country and the neighboring islands of There were several
cases of kidnapping, and politicians from the south claimed that children
were being sold for up to $3,200 (16 million ariary)
for overseas adoption or forced labor. During the year the
government took several steps to combat trafficking. In May the government
passed a new adoption law, in part to protect children from being trafficked
under the guise of adoption. The government also continued to construct
welcome centers for the victims of trafficking and forced labor. The
government listed the fight against trafficking as one of its key objectives
and created a strategy during the year to address child labor and trafficking
in each part of the country. Concluding Observations of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 3
October 2003 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/madagascar2003.html [accessed 19 February 2011] [42] The Committee
is concerned that there is very little interest in simple adoption in the
State party leading to various types of informal adoption such as
“god-parenting” that are not conducive to full respect for children’s
rights. The Committee further welcomes
the establishment of the inter-ministerial commission on inter-country
adoption, but remains concerned that inter-country adoptions are not properly
followed up. [61] While
welcoming the adoption of Act 98-024 of 25 January 1999 amending the
Penal Code and other efforts undertaken by the State party to combat
child trafficking through a national program, and in particular the
adoption of a travel document with five other countries of the region, the
Committee is deeply concerned at the number of trafficked children who are
exploited in the State party and in neighboring countries. Freedom House Country Report - Political Rights: 4 Civil
Liberties: 3 Status: Partly Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2009/madagascar [accessed 27 June 2012] U.S.
Library of Congress - Country Study Library of Congress Call Number DS349.8 .I5
1995 lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mgtoc.html [accessed 19 February 2011] National birth registration campaign
launched UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=50124 [accessed 19 February 2011] The The UNICEF and world legislators urge action
against child exploitation Agence France-Presse www.aegis.com/news/afp/2004/AF040461.html [accessed 19 February 2011] "More than two
million children throughout the world are victims of commercial sexual
exploitation," said UNICEF director Edwin Judd. "Children are bought, sold, traded,
and bartered or see no alternative but to sell themselves. The sex trade has
no borders. Children from rich as well as poor countries are exploited,"
he said. Judd said that, according to
UNICEF research, between 30 percent and 50 percent of prostitutes in Tim Healy, BBC News, news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3633087.stm [accessed 19 February 2011] Police in The eight accused
Malagasy men are alleged to be part of an illegal adoption ring that offers
financial incentives of up to $800 for every young baby they find. Mr Rakotondravao said this can be partly attributed to
poverty as poor young single mothers are prepared to give up a child in
return for cash. Efforts to stop child trafficking UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=51422 [accessed 19 February 2011] In the past year
police have reportedly smashed five networks dealing in the illicit adoption
of children aged between two months and 10 years, mainly destined for UNICEF Press www.unicef.org/media/media_18223.html [accessed 19 February 2011] At the official
launch of a national campaign to end child
sexual exploitation in Gem industry in need of regulation UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
IRIN, Ilakaka, 17 September 2003 www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=46200 [accessed 19 February 2011] One of the most
disturbing aspects of The report noted
that children are often exposed to very serious dangers and can, for example,
die of suffocation if the mine caves in.
Dominique Rakotomanga, who works for IPEC in
the capital, All
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