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Dissemination Workshop on a Study into Exploitative Labour Brokerage Practices in Cambodia
On 16 March 2007 the Cambodian National COMMIT Taskforce, in cooperation with UNIAP-Cambodia, launched a Study into Exploitative Labour Brokerage Practices in Cambodia.

Consultation Meeting on the Structure of the National Taskforce in Cambodia
The New National Taskforce in Cambodia to implement MOUs on Human Trafficking was launched on 6 April 2007 at the Cambodianna Hotel in Phnom Penh.

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.

Cambodian Government Lauches First National Task Force on Human Trafficking
The Cambodian government has launched the country's first national task force to combat human trafficking.

EU and ASEAN Join Hands to Fight Trafficking
Foreign ministers of the European Union and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) agreed to back the launch of talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two blocs.

UNICEF Outraged By Cambodian Child Porn Trade
The UN Children’s Fund expressed outrage that Cambodian children are being used in pornography and called on the public to report child porn.

USAID Cuts Anti-Human Trafficking Funding
USAID is reducing funding for anti-human trafficking NGOs in Cambodia over the next 20 months from $4.5 million to $2 million, the US Embassy said.

Agreement on Guidelines for Practices and Cooperation between the Relevant Government Institutions and Victim Support Agencies in Cases of Human Trafficking
The Cambodian Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, and the Ministry of Health signed an agreement on 6 February 2007.

Vietnam & Cambodia Discuss Fight Against Human Trafficking
Vietnam and Cambodia considered closer cooperation to prevent the rising cross-border trade in women and children at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City.

US State Department Releases 2006 Human Rights Report
The US State of Department has released the 2006 Human Rights Report.

Child Porn Market Is Thriving in Phnom Penh
Child Pronography depicting children possibly as young as 7 years old are freely available at shops and stalls around Phnom Penh’s Psar Thmei, a two day investigation by the Cambodia Daily has found.

Sex Industry in Cambodia
Young children are rehabilitated in a shelter run by activist and former prostitute.

Danish Red Cross Vows to Fight Trafficking in Cambodia
The Danish Red Cross donates half a million DKK to the fight against human trafficking in Cambodia.

US Promises Funding to Counter Human Trafficking in Cambodia
The  United States would allocate 4.5 million U.S.

Taxi Drivers in Cambodia on the Look Out for Abuse
Motorbike taxi drivers have been enlisted as the first line of defense for Sihanoukville's children.