Rethinking 'trafficking' in children's migratory processes: the role of social networks in child labour migration in Bangladesh

Children's Geographies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-101

  Heissler, Karin A ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

children; gender and work; migration; networks; trafficking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872653532     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2013.743283     Document Type: Article

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