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Bangkok Conference Targets Human Traffickers
More than 2,000 victims of human traffickers, most of them women and children, were rescued by Thailand's Ministry of Social Development and Human Security from 2000-2005.

Anti-Trafficking Activities Undertaken in Payao, Thailand
ILO and the Royal Thai Government involved in combating trafficking.

Rights Seminar Suggests Thai Government Ignores Rights of Foreign Migrants¹
Speaking at a seminar on the migrant labour rights as part of National Human Rights Week, Surapong Kongchantuek, vice chairman of the Lawyers Council sub-committee on ethnicity and displaced people, said the government should accord better rights to migrant workers.

Thailand, Burma Sign Regional Pact in Malaysia to Fight Transnational Crime¹
Thailand and Burma joined eight other Southeast Asian countries in signing an agreement to strengthen cooperation against cross-border crime.

Lao PDR-Thailand Join Hands to Fight Human Trafficking¹
On 7 February 2006, the Thai Social Development and Human Security Permanent Secretary and the Lao Labour and Social Welfare Permanent Secretary co-chaired the Thai-Lao Committee to fight against human trafficking, especially girls and women.

Chula University Lecturer Reveals Human Trafficking Situation¹
On 21 February 2006 at First Hotel, Dr.

Survivors of Trafficking Speak Up¹
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UNESCAP Updates Information Resources on Trafficking
1) Overview of UNESCAP GENDER AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING 2) Expert Group Meeting on the Promotion and Implementation of CEDAW, Trafficking in Women and Violence Against Women, 3-5 October 2005, Bangkok 3) Discussion Paper "Trafficking and the Human Rights of Women: Using the CEDAW Convention and Committed to Strengthen National and International Responses to Trafficking in Women and Girls" 4) Recommendations Adopted 5) Announcement on CD ROM: Combating Human Trafficking in Asia: A Resource Guide to International and Regional Legal Instruments, Political Commitments and Recommended Practices 2003 For more information, please contact: Jennifer Kraft Emerging Social Issues Division United Nations ESCAP http://www.unescap.org/esid/gad/ Email: kraft@un.org Tel: (66) 2-288-2455.

Ban Huay Krai School in Thailand Requests Computer Donations
Ban Huay Krai School is a school located in Chiang Rai, Thailand, comprised of approximately 1,000 students of different minority groups such as Akha, Chinese, Lahu, and Shan.

Thailand: Human Trafficking Prevention Needs the Support from Public¹
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Anti-trafficking Center Established in Thailand¹
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has offered a fund of 100 million Baht to the Ministry of Social Development and Human Society to support victims of human trafficking.

UNESCO Radio Soap Operas in Minority Languages Ready for Distribution
From March 2005, UNESCO Bangkok's Culture Unit began to distribute audio materials of its ethnic minority language radio soap operas for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, trafficking and drug abuse across the Upper Mekong Sub-region.

Sex Slavery in Australia
According to Project Reach, an Australia-based nongovernmental organization, Australia's sex slavery laws are failing and police are not doing enough to free enslaved women.

IOM report on Thailand's 'lost generation' of child migrants
The International Organization for Migration's report on migration in Thailand argues that Thailand risks creating a "lost generation" of more than 100,000 migrant children who are stateless and deprived of education.

Child Beggars in Thailand: A Lucrative Business
A study carried out by the Mirror Foundation (Mirror Art Group) of Thailand's beggars has revealed a business built on children trafficked from Cambodia and Burma, who make nothing from their takings and are sometimes beaten.