Migration as they say is a global phenomenon which is increasingly becoming complex in nature, unfortunately in this complex human mobility there are those that are exploited such as children being trafficked for labor of sexual exploitation or separated from parents or legal guardians for various reasons. It is for this reasons that the international Organisation for Migration (IOM) – The UN Migration Agency in partnership with the government of Botswana and UNICEF convened a two day Social Worker’s workshop on Protection of Unaccompanied and Separated Migrant children in Gaborone recently. Speaking during the workshop, the Head of IOM in Gaborone, Sikhulile Dlamini challenged stakeholders to collectively put measures in place to ensure that vulnerable migrant children are accordingly identified, referred and assisted. She revealed that an estimated 250 million people are on the move around the world, including 28.2 million young migrants between the age of 15 and 24. “In the spirit of leaving no one behind we are gathered today to deliberate and come up with frameworks and tools that will enhance the protection of a sub-population i.e. unaccompanied and separated children to ensure that their migration is safe and legal. These are children who often become vulnerable…