Examines the need to promote the best interests of the trafficked child – looking briefly at their needs and rights and the legislative framework. Focus on the need for a framework for cooperation between different authorities who deal with children and the need for multi-disciplinary cooperation among different agencies. The cooperation framework is based on the results of a six -country child trafficking project by Save the Children that aimed to supply a practical pproach for dealing with the issue of child trafficking from a child rights perspective rather than one of crime control or border control. Sees necessity of linking different forms of abuse to different steps in trafficking process and different types of intervention, such as prevention, protection and reintegration.
