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A restavek (or restavec) is a child in Haiti who is given away by their parents to work for a host household as a domestic servant because the parents lack the ...
The term restavek is used in Haiti for a child sold by its parents to work for a host household as a domestic servant because the parents are unable to support the child. [22] The practice meets formal international definitions of modern day slavery and child trafficking, and is believed to affect an estimated 300,000 Haitian children. [23]
Abolitionism. U.K. U.S. Brussels Anti-Slavery Conference 1889–90; Temporary Slavery Commission; 1926 Slavery Convention; Committee of Experts on Slavery
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Occasionally, families who are unable to care for children may send them to live with a wealthier family as a restavek, or house servant. In return the family are supposed to ensure that the child is educated and provided with food and shelter; however, the system is open to abuse and has proved controversial, with some likening it to child ...
Sub-Saharan Africa. Contemporary Africa; Trans-Saharan slave trade; Red Sea slave trade; Indian Ocean slave trade. Zanzibar slave trade; Angola; Chad; Comoros
Sub-Saharan Africa. Contemporary Africa; Trans-Saharan slave trade; Red Sea slave trade; Indian Ocean slave trade. Zanzibar slave trade; Angola; Chad; Comoros
Articles relating to child labour, the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful.