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Conflict & Justice
Groups 'rescue' Thai sex workers, whether they want it or not
PRI's The World
October 17, 2013
Under pressure by the US government and American evangelicals, the Thai government has stepped up raids to rescue sex trafficking victims. The trouble is, many of the "rescued" sex workers may not have been trafficked in the first place.
Economics
Breaking it down: The economics of a sex worker in Thailand
PRI's The World
May 11, 2015
Nam has a dream to open her own produce store someday. But it will take her at least four more years in Thailand's sex industry to make it happen. Here's why.
Justice
The darker side of Thailand's sex industry: trafficking underage girls
PRI's The World
May 21, 2015
In Thailand's underage sex industry, the word "trafficking" as we know it in the West, doesn't get used much. The phrase "buying and selling" is more common. But however you describe it, the practice of taking underage girls from their homes in the north and forcing them into the sex industry in Chiang Mai (and beyond) hasn't gone away.
Justice
#WhatObamaShouldKnow about women in Malaysia
PRI's The World
November 13, 2015
We would like to invite you and your friends to help Obama to look at the status of women in the three countries that he will visit next week – Malaysia, Philippines and Turkey.
Media
New film about sex trafficking celebrates the resilience of children
YES! Magazine
March 30, 2016
Filmmakers hope “Sold,” based on the bestselling young adult novel, will inspire empathy and action among young viewers.
Economics
The child sex trade is booming in this Kenyan port city
GlobalPost
December 08, 2016
The industry has made Kenya one of the world's hubs for child sex tourism, researchers say, catering especially to Europeans.
Conflict
How tech companies are trying to combat trafficking
PRI's The World
March 06, 2017
Ashton Kutcher's Thorn is just one of the latest tech tools, partnering with the likes of Google, Pinterest and Facebook, to help identify and rescue children, and possibly catch predators.
Justice
It took a lifetime for this Queens grandma to open up about her experience being trafficked for sex
PRI's The World
May 26, 2017
Grandma Frances is tiny, and very thin, with a shock of white hair and brown eyes that are always smiling, even when she isn’t. Those eyes, though, have seen a lot.
Economics
Human trafficking is a hidden aftermath of natural disasters
PRI's The World
October 05, 2017
After a natural disaster, people scramble to rebuild their houses, get food and water. But for sex traffickers, it can also be a scramble to cash in.