Hidden Children

A Quaker researcher has shed light on a little known evil. Joe Mugford reports

by Joe Mugford 5th November 2009

London Quaker Laura Wirtz has unveiled a damning report for the Children’s Society on the exploitation of vulnerable migrant children in the UK.  Laura, a member of South East London Area Meeting and Quaker chaplain of Greenwich University, has researched the lives of exploited migrant children who have slipped out of official sight because of gaps in child protection. She drew on detailed interviews with children and professionals working in this field, and case studies provided by voluntary and statutory bodies. ‘Hidden Children’ documents the terrible suffering these children endure.