“Khru Ball,” as he is affectionately known by students and staff (“Khru” means teacher, and Ball is his nickname, pronounced more like “Bon”), has been
The anti-trafficking movement has a history of referring to human trafficking, in its various forms, as “modern slavery.” It’s a term that has been used
In the context of extreme poverty, families resort to sending their children to work to help supplement the family income. This is not trafficking per
When Chayu’s mother, who engages in sex work, goes out drinking at night, she sometimes even brings 14-year-old Chayu with her to the bars. Chayu
When the COVID pandemic hit the globe last year, experts predicted lockdowns would make it more difficult for victims of various types of abuse and
Tarrin,* a bold and funny 17 year old with an endearing smile, makes friends easily. He cheekily calls himself stubborn, “but in the way kids
The things that put children and young people at risk of trafficking don’t usually happen overnight; they’re vulnerabilities that start early, which is why we
Risk isn’t usually visible on the surface. If you were to visit our Resource Center and watch the kids playing, if you didn’t know the
As we’ve been discussing the past couple of weeks, child sex trafficking is on the slate of concerns that people call “women’s issues” primarily because
As we discussed last week, sex trafficking has been framed as a “women’s issue” and gender-based violence because it disproportionately affects women and girls, and
