TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - I agreed to go because........examining the Agency of Children within a phenomenon conceptualised as trafficking in Ghana
JO  - Children and society
A1  - Koomson, Bernard
A1  - Manful, Esmeranda
A1  - Dapaah, Jonathan Mensah
A1  - Yeboah, Eric Henry
SP  - 101
EP  - 117
VL  - 36
IS  - 1
N2  - The legal and policy framework on child trafficking is dismissive of children's agency and regards them as vulnerable personalities. This paper examines the scope of children's agency in their transportation to other communities for fishing in Ghana. Using a phenomenological design, 17 child returnees' views were elicited on their movement for fishing activities. <br><br>FINDINGS revealed that children's agentive capabilities progressed primarily from consent giving to negotiation. Highlighting the relational and material context within which children's agency unfolds, the study suggests that it is erroneous to generally ascribe the discursive label of 'innocence' to children who are considered as trafficked.    Keywords: Human trafficking; <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0951-0605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/chso.12487
ID  - ref1
ER  -