Child labour is rampant in South Sudan and children trafficking for labour and sex exploitation as “serious.”
The charge comes from Street Children Aid.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Amo Oloka Francis told CRN on Wednesday that the local NGO identified a number of children who are trafficked for labour and sex in Juba.
He urged the state and national governments to deal with child trafficking squarely, put a proper policy in place and enforce it seriously so that children enjoy their rights.
Mr Oloka said parents should be responsible and work hard to feed and educate their children to become South Sudan’s future leaders.
He urged parents to stop their children from shoe shinning and other casual labours in order to feed families.
The official said children are not the solution to parents’ financial problems.
Mr Oloka said child labour violates child rights in three ways: it enslaves a child, forces her to drop out from school and affects child health.
The world commemorated on Wednesday World Day against Child Labour.