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Women and Children Trafficked at South African Border
South Africa is the main destination in Southern Africa for human trafficking and 60 percent of the victims are children and young girls under the age of 15.

China Plans to Combat Cross Province Trafficking for Forced Labour
In China the trend for trafficking people with the intention of exploiting them for labour and sexual services is increasing.

Report on the National Anti-Trafficking Workshop in China
Hosted by the National Working Committee on Children and Women under the State Council and the Ministry of Public Security, in cooperation with the UNIAP China Office and the International Organisation for Migration, the National Anti-Trafficking Workshop was successfully held from 26 to 31 August 2007, in Lijiang, Yunnan Province.

Community Leaders in Romania Take Action against Human Trafficking
Community leaders from five communes in Iasi County, northeastern Romania, joined World Vision staff for a two-day meeting in Iasi Area Development Program (ADP) to discuss the issue and prevalence of human trafficking and explore the integration of anti trafficking initiatives into the ADP's development work based on community and World Vision staff capacity.

Traffickers Exploit Increased Mobility of Underage Girls in Nepal
Sixteen-year-old Sushma does not want to reveal her true identity for fear that the traffickers who sold her into the notorious brothel area of Kamathipura in Mumbai, India, could track her down and kill her.

Video, Including Pimp Interview, Warns U.S. Teens of Prostitution Dangers
A convicted pimp helped with the making of an educational video that will be distributed in 2007 by describing how he recruited girls at malls and clubs and lured them into selling their bodies.

The Asia Foundation Launches Anti-Trafficking Prevention Program in Vietnam
The Asia Foundation is launching a US$300,000 project to combat human trafficking over the next two years in five Vietnamese provinces most affected by the crime.  To support the project activities, the foundation will open an office in Vietnam's southern An Giang province along Cambodia's border.

India Imposes Ban to Curb Trafficking of Women
The Indian government has banned the emigration of women under 30 as domestic help to several countries in order to check the possibility of their sexual exploitation, the Times of India reported.

National Plan to Tackle Trafficking in Persons in Guyana
The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has gotten a boost through an agreement with the newly installed task force at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

UN Anti-Trafficking Drive Hits Culture Barriers
Global efforts to crack down on human trafficking are handicapped by lack of information from countries whose cultures have not deemed some forms of slavery to be a crime, U.N.

Ethnic Hill-Tribe Children Learn about the Dangers of Trafficking
Human trafficking has been included 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.

Officials from Five Chinese Provinces Meet to Exchange Experiences with Preventing Trafficking
On 11 April 2007 in Hefei the All China Women’s Federation and the International Labour Organisation jointly held a conference to exchange experiences of Anhui Province’s All China Women’s Federation “National Anti-Trafficking Spring Rain Initiative”.

Task Force in Cambodia Attempts to Improve Coordination Among Groups and Agencies
The Cambodian government has launched the country's first national task force to combat human trafficking.

Deputy Prime Minister, Vietnam, Asks for More Focus on Human Trafficking Prevention
Discussion should focus on the situation, causes and shortcomings remaining in the fight against the trafficking of women and children with the aim of countering this crime, said Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong at a conference held in Hanoi on April 6, 2007.

Vietnamese Government Concerned about Trafficking of Women and Children
More and more Vietnamese women and children are being sold into slavery by human traffickers, said Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong at a national workshop in Ha Noi.