Economics and the Asian Sex-Industry
Understanding the Economics of Sex Tourism
The sex industry in Southeast Asia is a significant source of foreign exchange earnings, especially for countries where prostitution has expanded into a highly…
Diana Scimone - The Day My Life Changed
“Do you see those cages in the second-floor windows?” my contact asked me. “Cages? What are they for?” I replied, certain I did not want to…
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Lover Boys: Sex trafficking in Holland
This is the story of Ibrahim, a courageous Dutch-Moroccan social worker in the Netherlands who is tackling the high incidences of sex-trafficking of young…
Africa: Sold into a life of despair
I had arrived in Burkina Faso to investigate a human trafficking problem escalating into one of the worst in Africa. A London-based organisation had tipped me…
IRELAND: Horrors of human trafficking revealed
Police say that there were 57 alleged victims of human trafficking — including 13 children — reported in 2011. 23 were reported to authorities by…
LEBANON: Maid's suicide highlights sponsorship system’s flaws
Alem Dechasa-Desisa left Ethiopia the day after Christmas last year. She headed for Lebanon, where she planned to make enough money to support her two…
LEBANON: When suicide is the only escape
For Alem Dechesa, death was the only way out. For thousands of voiceless Ethiopian domestic workers working in Lebanon, suicide is the only avenue for escaping…
Tanzania: Human Trafficking Takes Root in the Country
Despite the high level of abuse that prevails in domestic service in Tanzanian urban centres, the occupation remains one of the most common jobs for children,…
Spain: Women Enslaved by Brothel Tourism Boom
Thirty years ago, virtually all the prostitutes in Spain were Spanish. Now, almost none are. Most of the women are controlled by illegal networks — they are…
RUSSIA: The enslaved and abused migrant women
Not so long ago, it was virtually unheard of for Central Asian women to head to Russia on their own in search of work. Poverty has forced many to travel and…
After 44 years, one of Spain's stolen babies is reunited with her mother
Manuela Polo never believed her seventh child had died at birth as doctors told her. Now she has proof she was right. Her baby had been stolen by a network of…
PAKISTAN: Sharp rise in human trafficking in Sindh Province
Pakistan’s Sindh Province has recorded a sharp increase in reported cases of human trafficking since the beginning of the year, and the trend could continue…
Kenyan Graduates Trafficked by Embassy Staff
An international human trafficking ring works with employees of some embassies in Kenya to trick unsuspecting Kenyans into forced labour, it has been claimed.
Pakistan study reveals trafficking of poor Chitrali girls
Trafficking of Chitrali girls, for marriage has gone unchecked for years. Professional human traffickers who take advantage of the poverty, ignorance and…
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