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The unequal impact of Covid‐19 on the lives and rights of the children of modern slavery survivors, children in exploitation and children at risk of entering exploitation
Author(s) -
Jiménez Erika,
Brotherton Vicky,
Gardner Alison,
Wright Nicola,
Browne Hannah,
Esiovwa Nancy,
Dang Minh,
Wyman Emily,
BravoBalsa Liana,
Lucas Benjamin,
Gul Mohsen,
Such Elizabeth,
Trodd Zoe
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12572
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , inequality , economic growth , criminology , political science , representation (politics) , sociology , development economics , medicine , law , economics , virology , politics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This article discusses the unequal impact of Covid‐19 on the lives of the children of survivors of modern slavery, child victims of exploitation and children at risk of exploitation in the UK. It draws on research that has analysed the risks and impacts of Covid‐19 on victims and survivors of modern slavery. It explores how pandemic responses may have hindered these children's rights to education, food, safety, development and participation and representation in legal processes. It suggests that the pandemic should be used as an impetus to address inequalities that existed pre‐Covid‐19 and those that have been exacerbated by it.