THAILAND

The Misery of Male Slavery

Amid despair at the trafficking of women and children, men too are being treated as less than sub-human. more >>

The Nation

THAILAND

Course to Save Hilltribe Girls from Flesh Trade

Human trafficking has been inducted as a course in the school curriculum in some schools in the northern province of Chiang Rai to prevent hilltribe girls from being lured into the flesh trade. more >>

Bangkok Post

THAILAND

Of Human Bondage

The girl was forced to work from 4am to midnight every day, serving 50-year-old Wipaporn Songmeesap and her family of six. more >>

Bangkok Post

THAILAND

Child Laborers Toil in Thai Seafood Factories

Human rights groups say thousands of children and illegal Myanmar migrants are working in Thailand's $2 billion-a-year shrimp export industry, often in conditions little short of modern-day slavery. more >>

Reuters

UNITED STATES

Conference Speakers Shed Light on Human Trafficking

Poverty and civil strife play off each other, taking away people’s rights and livelihoods, said speakers during the first day of South Texas College’s Human Trafficking Conference. more >>

The Monitor