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Child trafficking conference

A sub-regional consultation on child trafficking will take place from 22-24 February in Libreville, Gabon, according to UNICEF. The meeting on 'Developing strategies on the trafficking of children for exploitative labour purposes in West and Central Africa' is being organised by UNICEF and ILO in collaboration with the government of Gabon. Benin,Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana. Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo are expected to participate. The consultation is a follow-up to a workshop on 'Trafficking in child domestic workers, in particular girls in domestic service in West and Central Africa', held in July 1998 in Cotonou, Benin.

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