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ILO-IPEC Mekong Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women

Research Findings and Statistics

• In Cambodia, 2.3 million children aged 5 to 17 work; 37,000 of them work away from home (Cambodian Child Labour Survey, 2001).
• As many as one third of those working in the sex industry in Cambodia are under the age of 18 (UNICEF, 2002).
• In 1998, at least 3,000 girls from Southern Vietnam have been trafficked to Cambodia for prostitution - more than 15% are under the age of 15 (IPEC, 1998).
• Hundreds of Cambodians are deported from Thailand every month - half are children. Many are re-trafficked back to Thailand and the cycle is repeated (ILO-IPEC TICW Social Annex).
• A projected one million young Cambodians will join the workforce in the next few years. Unless sufficient jobs are provided, many job-seekers may be at risk of being trafficked while seeking irregular work in Thailand (ILO-IPEC TICW Social Annex).
• About 14,000 individuals in the sex industry in Cambodia were forced or tricked into the business (NPRS, Dec 2002).

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ILO-IPEC Fact Sheet