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To: kumar who wrote (3355)	2/4/2003 10:46:35 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Kumar. You said....." it is my understanding that jockeys who ride horses in races around the world, are primarily "low weight people". If one assumes that in general, we gain weight as we get older, wheres the problem ? "...... I can only assume that you did not read the articles I posted. I find it hard to believe that you would ask " where's the problem " after having read the following >>> " Because these laws have not been implemented the problem of child trafficking and using children as camel jockeys has openly continued. Children as young as four have been trafficked from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Africa to be used as camel jockeys. Because they are too young to hold on they are tied on to the camels. To keep them light, they are deprived of food and water before a race; they are kept in harsh conditions and treated with brutality. Child camel jockeys have been seriously injured and some have died as a result of their treatment. " This is the fifth successive year in which Anti-Slavery has had to report its serious concern to the Working Group regarding the trafficking of children for exploitation in the UAE. Children continue to be kidnapped, sold by their parents or relatives, or taken on false pretences from their own country to be used as camel jockeys in the UAE. The majority of children are from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh, but there are reports that children have been trafficked from Sudan and Mauritania for this purpose. The use of children as jockeys in camel racing is itself extremely dangerous and can result in serious injury and even death. There is also evidence of mistreatment and torture of camel jockeys by traffickers and their employers, including depriving them of adequate food and beating them. However, the children's separation from their families and their transportation to a country where the people, culture and usually the language are completely unknown means that the children are normally unable to report incidents of abuse. " oneworld.org