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U.S. Labor Dept. Awards $18.65 Million to Fight Human Trafficking
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Comments about Cambodia's Tier 3 status in Trafficking in Persons Report
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Education Program Against Human Trafficking in Cambodia
A pilot project to offer education about trafficking in Kep, Kompong Speu, Kompong Thom and Takeo provinces experienced a significant level of success for two months in 2003.

Domestic Servants Worldwide Suffer Physical and Psychological Abuse
Many domestic workers across the world endure conditions akin to slavery, from physical and psychological abuse to working for months without pay and being locked up.

Pact Would Protect Indonesian Maids in Malaysia
Malaysia would give Indonesian maids better protection from abuse and might offer education for children of Indonesian workers in their native language under proposed agreements between the countries, reports said.  ¹ The accord on maids’ rights could be signed by the middle of the year, the national news agency Bernama reported.

Child Labour Situation Improving in Thailand: But Young Migrants Pose New Challenge
The child labour situation in Thailand has improved in the past five years, but human trafficking and young migrant workers are posing new challenges for the country, according to a global report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).  ¹ The report, the second by ILO on child labour, says the number of ethnic children, aged 13-14, in Thailand's labour force has dropped from 40% to 10%, but the shortfall may have been taken up by an influx of children trafficked in from neighbouring countries.

Child Labor in Thailand
Since Thailand ratified the ILO’s Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (No 182) in 2001, many state agencies have made efforts to address this issue.

Help for Trafficking Victims in Lao PDR
An international organisation whose goal is to prevent the trafficking of women has granted over US$1 million to the government to implement a project for the repatriation and rehabilitation of female victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Solidarity Center Empowers Vulnerable Workers and Their Children to Fight Human Trafficking in Indonesia
More than 25,000 Boy and Girl Scouts are learning how to keep themselves safe in a part of Indonesia that is infamous for the cruel practice of human trafficking.

Governments, Workers' and Employers' Organizations From 5 Mekong Countries Gather to Discuss Human Trafficking Prevention
Main Focus on Foreign Migrant Workers - A Review of Cross-Border Recruitment Practices and Advocacy Initiatives.

Lao workers in Thailand Legalized
Over 60 Lao workers will take up legal employment in food processing factories in southern Thailand at the end of May 2006.

US Congressional Hearing on Trafficking in China
On March 6, the U.S.

Training on Garbage Recycling to Improve the Livelihood of Cambodian Beggars
Improving the Lives of Cambodian Beggars.

IOM Helping to Repatriate Woman Trafficking Victims from Malaysia
IOM plays an important role in combating trafficking in Southeast Asia.

Mekong: High-level Meeting on Labour Aspects of Trafficking and Migration
Labour ministers and other high-level representatives from five Mekong countries met in Bangkok on 8-9 September 2005 to consider and advise future directions on the fight against the trafficking and labour exploitation of both cross-border and internal migrants.