Whatdoweknow

abouthumantrafficking
inSoutheastAsia?
Alotmorethanbefore!

Thedaysofnot
havingthe
answersare
ending

Tounderstandhuman
trafficking,wemuststudyit
(methodologiesexist)
Therealexpertsinhuman
traffickingarethevictimsand
traffickers

Tools:
SentinelSurveillance
VictimSurveys
Hotlinedata
Shelterdata
RepatriationData

40.5%ofthesamplehadnotroubles notcheatedorexploited,paid,andfreeto
leavetheirworkplaceatanytime.But

n=400deportees

50% werecheated.
33% werevictimsoflaborexploitation.
30%wereneverpaidfortheirlabor.
23% ofthesampleoverallweretrafficked,usingaprettyconservativedefinition.
12% hadnofreedomofmovementorabilitytoleavetheirworkplace.
7.75%wereWORSTCASES:Cheatingand laborexploitation,and withnofreedomof
movementand majoritynonpayment

Weknow
moreabout
wherethe
trafficked
personsare
comingfrom

Wenow
knowthe
rangeof
different
exploitative
outcomes,
whichappear
tobemore
vastthan
previously
understood

Weknowmoreaboutwhatmotivatespeopleto
migrate

Weknowmoreaboutwherepeoplearebeing
traffickedtoandforwhatpurpose

Webetterunderstandhow
manytraffickedpersons
thereareandhowtotack
intotheirnetworks.
Successful safe migrants

Not free to leave

Trafficked persons

Never paid

Cheated persons

Exploited persons

40,500
23,000
50,000

12,000
30,000
33,000

Local
Local
Khmer
Khmer
broker:
broker:
Transports
Transports
groups
groups to
to
Poipet
Poipet //
Malai
Malai

Voluntary
Voluntary
internal
internal
migration:
migration:
Often
Often with
with
friends
friends

Khmer
Khmer broker
broker
in
in
Poipet/Malai:
Poipet/Malai:
Safehouses;
Safehouses;
walks
walks groups
groups
across
across border;
border;
handles
handles money
money
transfer
transfer to
to
relatives
relatives at
at
home
home

Thai
Thai
transporter:
transporter:
Drives
Drives groups
groups
from
from border
border
(Thai
(Thai side)
side) to
to
destination
destination
towns
towns

Thai
Thai
broker:
broker: In
In
destination
destination
port
port town;
town;
serves
serves local
local
boat
boat owners
owners

Slave
boat

Broker
Broker at
at Thai
Thai
border:
border: Strong,
Strong,
direct
direct relationship
relationship
with
with boat
boat owners.
owners.
Usually
Usually Thai,
Thai,
sometimes
sometimes
Khmer.
Khmer.

Weknowhowtheyaretrickedanddeceivedandbywhom
whenandwhere.

PROMISES MADE AND BROKEN

Reported tricks and promises of brokers
Monthly earnings as promised by brokers to
victims

3,000-7,000 Baht
(USD $86-$200)

Amount earned by brokers from selling victims 10,000-15,000 Baht

to boat owners or captains
(USD $287-$431)
Amount earned by intermediary brokers and
transporters

1,500-2,500 Baht
(USD $43-$72)

Job promised by broker to victim

Usually no specific job is promised.

Sometimes factory or construction
jobs are promised.

Weknowmoreabouthowthedebtmechanismswork
thattrapapersonintoanexploitive,slaverylike
circumstance

The
Good
News

Effectivetoolsnowexisttocollect,analyzeandapplyrelevantempirical
informationtocountertraffickingresponses(bothquantitativeand
qualitative)

Weknowmoreaboutwhatweneedtodotobettergoafterthecriminals

Weknowmoreaboutwhatweneedtodotobetterhelpthevictims ina
sustainablemanner

Weknowwhatweneedtodotobetterprotectthosewhoarevulnerable