The Needs of Child Victims of Trafficking
Practitioner Perspective on Supporting Children Through Partnership in Wales
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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-0920Keywords:
Partnership, Safer Wales, collaboration, SERAFAbstract
This article provides a first-person account of the Safer Wales program and the importance of capitalizing on the United Nations partnership principle which is one of the four major pillars considered essential in effectively combating human trafficking. The discussion includes reference to how various legislation has helped to strengthen the partnerships within Wales but that there remain several challenges. In addition to reviewing how Safer Wales builds and sustains partnerships, a case study is used to illustrate the relative effectiveness of such an approach. The article concludes with a number of practical observations to show the relative importance of partnerships to effectively combat the exploitation and/or trafficking of children.
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