Child Protection When Travelling Abroad

Food consumption when travelling abroad: Young Chinese sojourners' food consumption in the UK

This qualitative study investigates the everyday food choices of 21 Chinese sojourners living in two different localities in the UK. Findings from a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews reveal how participants adopt a food consumption pattern, negotiating between ordinary and extraordinary food choices, including home-made Chinese food, Chinese restaurant food, global brands, British...

The strategies that peanut and nut-allergic consumers employ to remain safe when travelling abroad

BACKGROUND An understanding of the management strategies used by food allergic individuals is needed as a prerequisite to improving avoidance and enhancing quality of life. Travel abroad is a high risk time for severe and fatal food allergic reactions, but there is paucity of research concerning foreign travel. This study is the first to investigate the experiences of, and strategies used by pe...

Western Policies on Child Labor Abroad

When does severe childhood obesity become a child protection issue?

Severe childhood obesity and its associated comorbidities are increasing in prevalence. Extreme childhood obesity may be viewed as a mirror image of severe non-organic failure to thrive. Parental neglect may be a causative factor in both circumstances. When suspicion of parental neglect arises, health care professionals may have both an ethical obligation and a statutory duty to notify child pr...

Fighting Child Labor Abroad: Conceptual Problems and Practical Solutions

Child labor is a topic that evokes deep emotions and a growing international concern. Most recent ILO estimates show that some 211 million children between 5 and 14 are engaged in some form of economic activity, and 119 million of them are engaged in haz­ ardous work. The poverty implications of child labor are often transmitted from parents to children, a process that is called the dynastic po...