Sending Children to Work to Alleviate Poverty
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
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
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
In our role as a nonprofit organization, we serve at least three audiences. The first audience is our constituents, or beneficiaries—the people we aim to
In the past two and a half years since Veerawit Tianchainan stepped into position as our Thailand Executive Director, he has spearheaded efforts in expanding
The latest news reports suggest that human trafficking is thriving even with the pandemic. An article in the National Review, says that though calls to
When Arpa*, mother of two girls Preeda* and Ying*, was growing up, she wanted to study. “But we were poor. We didn’t even have rice
When we first started working in anti-trafficking, poverty was the trafficker, the biggest factor aiding and abetting vulnerability to exploitation. But in recent years, as