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Thai Agencies in Southern Thailand Cooperate to Combat Human Trafficking
Representatives from government offices and related organizations from the six Andaman Coastal provinces of Phuket, Phang-Nga, Krabi, Ranong, Trang and Satun attended a meeting to learn about a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and how to work together on the human trafficking issues for the region.

Indonesian Legislature Approves Harsh Bill to Combat Human Trafficking
The House of Representatives has passed a long-awaited bill on human trafficking carrying a maximum 15-year jail sentence and/or a maximum fine of Rp 5 billion for involvement in the human trade.

Creation of Human Trafficking Prosecution in the United States Department of Justice
Attorney General Alberto R Gonzales announces creation of Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit within the Civil Rights Division.

USG Says that Taiwan Making Progress on Human Trafficking
Taiwan has made "moderate progress" in combating human trafficking since it was put on the Special Watch List in June 2006, according to an interim assessment released by the US State Department.

US Lawmakers Consider Strengthening Measures to Fight Human Trafficking
US lawmakers are considering strengthening a law aimed at fighting human trafficking.

Nigeria Threatens to Withdraw Licence of Airlines if Found Trafficking or Smuggling
Minister of State for Air Transportation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode warned yesterday that the Federal Government would withdraw the licence of any airline operator, be it domestic of international, which allows its aircraft used for trafficking, smuggling or abduction of human beings.

US-based Company to Pay Compensation for Enslaving Thai Workers
A steel company implicated in a slave labor scandal involving 48 Thai welders forced to work in squalid conditions will pay US$ 1 million (36 million baht) compensation, US authorities said.

Hundreds of Women from Malaysia were Lured to UK; Traffickers Sentenced
They lured hundreds of women from Malaysia with promises of high-paying jobs.

Preventing Trafficking and Protecting Victims from Nigeria to Europe
Three groups/projects in Nigeria and in Italy run by Catholic sisters target the protection and rehabilitation of girls who have been trafficked from Nigeria to Europe, as well as try to prevent the initial trafficking.

Taiwanese Government to Crack Down on Officials Involved in Trafficking Women from China to Taiwan
Minister of the Interior Lee Yi-yang reaffirmed his determination to get to the bottom of alleged corruption involving collaboration between ministry officials with a human trafficking ring to bring Chinese prostitutes into Taiwan.

Part IV: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Young Woman finds way out of sex slavery, and pays a very high price.

Part III: San Francisco is Hub for Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Young woman is put into debt bondage and life becomes an endless cycle of sex with strangers.

Burmese Court Sentences Woman to 12 years for Human Trafficking
A Burmese court has sentenced a woman to 12 years in prison for selling two young Burmese women into prostitution in Malaysia. The court in Tachileik, opposite the Thai town of Mae Sai, sentenced Nang Aye Naw, 41, on 3 October 2006 under the anti-trafficking in persons law, the New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported.

Two International Sex-Trafficking Rings Foiled in the United States
A total of 40 charged in sex trafficking rings on East and West Coasts.

Sex Trafficking a Crime Under Uniform Code of Military Justice
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