Bangkok Post, 28 May 2009, David Armstrong
In the jargon of those who fight against human trafficking, Thailand is a "source, transit and destination" country for those tricked or forced, or both, into slavery.
Singapore, however, is a "destination" country for victims. That's logical: there is much more trafficking within poor countries and much more trafficking to richer nations.
Most human trafficking involves women and most of it concerns sex. A recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that 79% of human trafficking worldwide was for sexual exploitation. And most of the people in charge of the trafficking are women.
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