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Malaysia's Human Rights Commission Seeks Women Trafficking Crackdown
Malaysia must make new laws and work closer with countries such as Thailand, India and the Philippines to stop women from being trafficked into the country for prostitution and other illegal work, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia said in its annual report released at the beginning of July 2005.

Malaysia Not Doing Enough to Combat Human Trafficking
Malaysia has not done enough to combat human trafficking and needs to set up legislation and procedures to address this problem, said an official from the United States Department of State.

Girls at UN Meeting Urge Action Against Sex Slavery and Trafficking
A 16-year-old Nepalese girl burst into tears describing her work in a match factory to help support her mother.

Denial Reopens Wounds of Japan's Ex-Sex Slaves
Wu Hsiu-mei said she was 23 and working as a maid in a hotel in 1940 when her Taiwanese boss handed her over to Japanese officers.

Combating Human Trafficking in Bulgaria
There’s an old saying that it’s an ill wind indeed that blows no one any good.

United Arab Emirates Addresses Trafficking through Police Training
Seventy five per cent of human trafficking cases internationally involve women being forced into prostitution, an expert has said.

Israel Steps Up Fight Against Human Trafficking
Israel has taken two key steps over the past year to improve its rating in the US State Department's annual report on the fight against international human trafficking, Rahel Gershuni, Government Coordinator of the Battle against Trafficking in Persons, told The Jerusalem Post recently.

Argentina Recruits Celebrities to Raise Awareness about Trafficking in Women
In order to rouse public indignation against trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation, popular Uruguayan actress and singer Natalia Oreiro, who lives in Argentina, launched a campaign in conjunction with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Increasing Number of Bosnian Women Fall Victim to Trafficking
The number of victims of human trafficking on territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina has been falling over recent years, but the share of female citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina falling victim to this crime is on the rise, Bosnian state co-ordinator of efforts aimed at countering human trafficking said.

How to Tackle Human Trafficking in the UK
"Trafficked women are ordinary people who left home thinking they would be waitresses."  Zarin Hainsworth wants the media to raise awareness.

Young Trafficking Victim in the Marianas Tells Her Story
When Kayleen Entena was offered a chance to leave the rural Philippines for work as a restaurant waitress in far-off Saipan, in the Marianas Islands, she jumped at it.

Advocating a More "Complete" Approach to Combating Sex Trafficking
Liezl Tomas Rebugio, anti-trafficking project director for the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), said the new approach for dealing with trafficking of women should focus on human rights of women, and less on forced sex work.

From Sex Workers to Restaurant Workers, the Global Slave Trade Is Growing
A thriving commerce in human beings is taking place behind the facade of most major cities and towns in the U.S.

Thai Women in Deadly South Africa Sex Ring
Police are investigating the role of fellow officers in an alleged human trafficking case involving 26 Thai women who were arrested in a dramatic raid on Durban's After Dark "gentlemen's club", according to South African media reports.

Statement on Language from Ambassador Miller
Language is as important in fighting modern-day slavery, also known as human trafficking, as it was in fighting historic slavery.