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Togo Child Trafficking |
29 Nov 2005 |
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Child slavery in West Africa
Human Rights Watch estimates that at least 313,000 Togolese children aged between five and 15 are currently working in conditions of actual or near slavery in urban centres of Togo and in neighbouring Benin, Nigeria and Gabon.
The children come from predominantly poor agricultutal backgrounds and have little schooling before being trafficked. West Africa is ripe for this type of phenomenon because borders are extremely porous and there are many shared cultural ties between neighbouring countries.
Angela Robson reports on some of the country's worst affected areas.
Country Profile - Togo
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