Family and Child Welfare

Family and Child Welfare 3 (3+0)

Lesson 39 : Child Trafficking

Trafficking for Entertainment and Sports

Entertainment: Trafficking of children, especially young girls, for entertainment as part of dancing troupes -Nautanki in North India and Jatra in the East (Bengal and Orissa) has been going on traditionally. Much of this is now taking marc "modern forms" in the cities as these young girls dance in clubs and hotels or are taken into the circus as acrobats.

Camel racing: Only young boys are trafficked to serve as camel jockeys. They have to be young and small built in order to be light on the camel's back. They are tied to the back of the camels during a race so that they do not jump off in fright. The camels l:lre made to run down a track. The camels often go mad and berserk, killing the boys on their back. Children who fall risk being trampled to death by the other camels on the track, and if they refuse to ride the camels, they are beaten and forced to ride anyway.