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

Jiménez, Erika; Brotherton, Vicky; Gardner, Alison; Wright, Nicola; Browne, Hannah; Esiovwa, Nancy; Dang, Minh; Wyman, Emily; Bravo‐Balsa, Liana; Lucas, Benjamin; Gul, Mohsen; Such, Elizabeth; Trodd, Zoe

Abstract

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.

Citation

Jiménez, E., Brotherton, V., Gardner, A., Wright, N., Browne, H., Esiovwa, N., …Trodd, Z. (2023). 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. Children & Society, 37(1), 216-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12572

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 29, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Apr 21, 2022
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Deposit Date: Jun 9, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 10, 2022
• Journal: Children and Society
• Print ISSN: 0951-0605
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-0860
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 216-234
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12572
• Keywords: Life-span and Life-course Studies; Education; Health (social science)
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8397100
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/chso.12572