You can make the Government listen! You can help us put pressure on the Government to agree to take three small steps to protect trafficked children. You can do this by sending an email to your local Member of Parliament (MP). It will only take you two minutes. Go to www.voiceyourviews.net to email your MP. You can also download a sample letter, and post or email it yourself to your MP. The rights of trafficked children are being violated. This is wrong. It’s time to put things right. What are the Three Small Steps? ECPAT UK and World Vision UK are urging the Government to give equal rights to trafficked children. To safeguard trafficked children the Government must: agree that trafficked children should have all the rights set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child ratify and implement the Council of Europe Trafficking Convention that says how victims of trafficking should be treated. appoint a child trafficking watchdog – an independent expert who monitors and reports publicly on what is happening and recommends change. Read more

Imagine You are sold to a stranger who brought you half way across the world to the UK. You’re forced to work without pay. You’re not allowed out on your own and your boss has taken your passport. You manage to escape and try to get help. But you’re treated like a criminal instead of as a victim of a crime. You don’t have to imagine This is the reality for children who are trafficked into the UK each year. They are forced to work in the sex trade or to be maids or beggars. They suffer real and lasting damage. But, instead of getting the help they need, they are treated as if they have broken the law.

Back to Top >>     Campaign background>>