KMajor+Blog-Human+Trafficking

= Topic: Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia = = Post updates here: = March 25,2013 As of January 20, 2010, laws have been put into place that better prevent human trafficking, prosecute traffickers and protect victims and assist them in getting home and maintaining their dignity. Six countries from southeast Asia, along with observers from the United Nations and other stakeholders came together to have a meeting regarding sex slavery and illegal human labor. According to UN International Labour Organization, 9.49 million people were forced into illegal labor in the Asia-Pacific region as of 2005.

“It is only through this kind of coordinated approach and solidarity of the counter-trafficking community that we can make a real difference in the lives of people who are suffering the cruel consequences of human trafficking and exploitation,” UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking regional manager Matthew Friedman told the 7th Senior Officials Meeting of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking in Bagan. UN Resident Coordinator Bishow Parajuli said, "I believe this unity may be one of our greatest strengths in tackling some of our biggest challenges." These countries are working together to spread persecution against traffickers. They are working hard to make ways to enforce laws that will crack down on trafficking and hopefully cut it down and save more victims.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33533#.UVCUpVs-tyc

Micah Brown- This is very interesting, its a shame that this kind of thing is continuing throughout the world. Good summary of the article, it is well written and displays your knowledge of the topic.

Jason Stover: you presented the information very well and provoked some sentimental feelings because it is such a sensitive topic. Well done overall.

March 18, 2013 Southeast Asia is well known for citizens being drug into the sex trafficking business unwillingly. Although there are laws in place against such acts, the problem over there is the enforcement. It is rare for a child sex prosecution to occur in their courts. The secret behing the minimal prosecutions is the business of pedophiles paying off the parents of their young victims, so they walk away free from being turned in. In one case, a well known rock star in Vietnam molested two young girls and was turned in. Before he was reprimanded, though, he paid each girl's family $2000. When it came time for the judge to condemn the man, he used the money the man paid each family as part of his sentence. The singer walked away with just three years in jail, maybe less if his lawyer could get him parole sooner. Experts say cases like these will only attract child molesters to Southeast Asia because they will see that it is easy to get away with in that area. Children are in more and more danger as the number of pedophiles increases. Countries such as the United States, Britain and Australia have created laws against citizens who travel to foreign countries and commit statutory rape. This means they go out of the country and have sex with a minor, which is someone under the age of 18 years old. These types of trials are hard to conduct since victims are forced to travel long distances to testify, but once the person who committed the crime is convicted, they will get a minimum of 30 years in jail.

http://www.humantrafficking.org/updates/166

March 11, 2013 In Southeast Asia, it is not uncommon for a woman to be fooled into being a sex slave. The operators of the trafficking lie to the women, telling them that if they leave their home they will be put into a better paying job to better support their families and then after all of their information is stolen, they are told that they owe the traffickers all of the expenses from traveling.

Once the women are in, if they try to get out of the trafficking, their families' lives are threatened, forcing them to stay in the un-imaginable torture. The 2009 Human Rights Report: Thailand, reported a number of approximately 70,000 registered adults in the sex trafficking business. Reports state that the most effective way to prevent more adults being tricked into the trafficking is to educate. Prevention is easier than saving the woman once she is taken into the miserable business.The education should not stop there, though. Men should be educated as well on how torturous, miserable and wrong the business is, so they are not tempted to contribute in any way to the trafficking business.

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Nick Joniec - It is a sad reality that this is a problem; not only in some parts of the world, but widespread. I cannot believe that there has not been much done to help minimize human trafficking. It will be interesting to see how this will pan out in the future.

Jordan Sangrey- This is really interesting to see how this topic was a problem in Europe and now again in Asia. It is surprising that a problem this big is not given more attention to try to stop it. I hope that this is solved soon.

Jaclyn Fitzkee- There is an organization called Love146 that is very involved in this issue. They actually built a safe home for young girls in the Philippines. This is a major problem around the world and it is the 2nd largest illegal business in the world. It is really sad how many people become involved in such a terrible issue.

Justin Gaukler- Sounds like a major issue in poorer developing countries, are there any people enforcing the law against this? There should be organizations made to stop this terrible business.

Blake Gomez - This sounds like a terrible problem. I've heard of this issue in other areas before, and it's disappointing to see it still be an issue in other parts of the world as well. Hopefully it's solved quickly.