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We are young people who have experienced child trafficking and exploitation. Since we were trafficked to the UK, we have had contact with many systems and professionals, including the immigration and social care systems, police, lawyers and healthcare workers.
‘The Voice of the World’ by ‘TB’, ECPAT UK youth programme member
‘The Voice of the World’ by ‘TB’, ECPAT UK youth programme member

Each person who works to help unaccompanied young people can make a difference to how those young people feel by demonstrating love. We wanted to share with professionals the fundamental importance of love to all of us, and our understanding that love is a doing word that we can all show in our actions.

We want social workers and personal advisers to know that…           

Unaccompanied young people already have too much to think about. We’re worried about finding a home and the prospect of being homeless. We’re concerned about practical things like finding phones or laptops. We don’t know whether we’ll have access to education, healthcare or training.

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