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Lao Youth Exposed to Human Trafficking
The problem of youth exposure to human trafficking was the focus of an enthralling drama performance at 9th Annual Donkoy Children’s Fair in Lao PDR.

Child Trafficking on the Rise in Southern Africa
Child trafficking continues unabated in Africa but efforts to rehabilitate those affected is hampered by poverty and long-held traditions, a regional forum has heard.

Activists Urge Zambian Government to Crack Down on Human Trafficking
Each year, human traffickers in southern Africa lure young children and adolescent women from their home countries into the sex industry, while others are forced into child labor.

Child Laborers Toil in Thai Seafood Factories
It is 7.30 in the evening and an excited chatter fills the room as 11-year-old Nampeung and her friends get their work checked before clearing their desks and heading home.

New Task Force in Thailand Established to Find Missing Children
Authorities need to act quicker against traffickers, says minister.

Cambodia: NGO for Children and Women's Human Rights Seeks Info
Legal Support for Children and Women (hereafter LSCW) was founded following a year of research and analysis on particular conditions afflicting children and women in Cambodian society.

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.

Human Rights Organizations Point to Rise in Child Trafficking in China
Rural Chinese children increasingly risk being sold or forced to become beggars, petty thieves or sex workers as their farmer parents flock to cities looking for work, an international rights group said.

Rising Incidences of Child Trafficking in China
Rural Chinese children increasingly risk being sold or forced to become beggars, petty thieves or sex workers as their farmer parents flock to cities looking for work, an international rights group said yesterday.

Child Trafficking Cases on the Rise in The Philippines
The government should exert more effort in combating child trafficking cases as it continues to rise every year.

Child Trafficking on the Rise in Indonesia
Indonesian authorities are battling a growing trade in child trafficking, including a recent case where hundreds of babies were sold overseas, a report says.

More Companies in Thailand Using Child Labor
Immigrant child workers are the most sought-after by Thai employers because they make up a low-paid and controllable workforce, according to a recent study by Mahidol University's Institute for Population and Social Research.

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.

Child Trafficking a Concern in South Africa
The harrowing case of seven-year-old Sheldean Human of Pretoria Gardens, who disappeared two weeks ago and was found dead, has reignited public fears over the abduction of children and child trafficking.

New Zealand Rebuffs Child Trafficking, Prostitution Claims in US Report
The Government is disputing a US State Department report that claims New Zealand has a major problem with child trafficking and prostitution.