HANOI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Human trafficking in the six Mekong countries is expected to increase due to growing migration within the sub-region, the Laos newspaper Vientiane Times reported on Thursday, citing the Anti-human Trafficking Committee Secretariat Head Kiengkham Inphengthavong as saying.
"Trafficking in persons nowadays is increasingly acute and dangerous. It operates in a very intricate manner, and comes in many forms, and is therefore very hard to monitor and control," said Kiengkham Inphengthavong at the sixth Senior Officials Meeting held in Vientiane on Wednesday as part of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT).
Annually, the number of people trafficked from and within the region is estimated at between 200,000 and 450,000, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
The meeting brought together government officials from the six Mekong countries - Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Myanmar and Cambodia - to share their experiences and decide on appropriate responses to the increase in human trafficking.
"The purpose of human trafficking is not only for sexual exploitation but also labor exploitation in factories, sweatshops, domestic work, begging and in the fishing industry. The problem is far more widespread than many would think," he added.
According to the Laos' Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, from 2001 to 2008, 1,229 trafficked people, mostly women and girls, have been repatriated to Laos from Thailand under the Lao-Thai memorandum of understanding on human trafficking.
Laos is developing victim protection guidelines to ensure a more holistic and rights-based approach to the provision of care and assistance to victims of human trafficking, Khiengkham said.
"Trafficking in persons nowadays is increasingly acute and dangerous. It operates in a very intricate manner, and comes in many forms, and is therefore very hard to monitor and control," said Kiengkham Inphengthavong at the sixth Senior Officials Meeting held in Vientiane on Wednesday as part of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT).
Annually, the number of people trafficked from and within the region is estimated at between 200,000 and 450,000, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
The meeting brought together government officials from the six Mekong countries - Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Myanmar and Cambodia - to share their experiences and decide on appropriate responses to the increase in human trafficking.
"The purpose of human trafficking is not only for sexual exploitation but also labor exploitation in factories, sweatshops, domestic work, begging and in the fishing industry. The problem is far more widespread than many would think," he added.
According to the Laos' Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, from 2001 to 2008, 1,229 trafficked people, mostly women and girls, have been repatriated to Laos from Thailand under the Lao-Thai memorandum of understanding on human trafficking.
Laos is developing victim protection guidelines to ensure a more holistic and rights-based approach to the provision of care and assistance to victims of human trafficking, Khiengkham said.
8 comments:
Blame it on HOK LUNDY the YOUN guy. He is operate this business.
He traffics women for sex to rich foreigner throughout Cambodia.
Recently, I heard something so cruelt about HOK LUNDY's related issue. His wife got so jeolous and brought about 20 female bodyguards to inhumanely hurt or almost kill one of the TV's girl that HOK LUNDY have an affair with. They slashed her with razor blade 30-50 times all over her body and on her virgina also.
This is so brutal. I've got this news by one friend that work in the TV's place. They didn't let anyone to know or let this information leaks out at all. They shut it or seal it off and pretend nothing had happened. My friend said the girl and like the rest of girls don't really want to get involve with high official people especially the CPP members. If they want to reject the affair they still be hostile individual or a victim. To avoid still get hurt or die, to have an affair still hurt of die cause if the official's wife know that girl will be hurt of killed.
I am so sorry to the girl. I would like to express to you. Hope you getting better.
I can't believe Cambodia is running by a thug or mafia to create this country to become a lawless country.
Where is human respect in srok Khmer.
Khmer USA,
I heard this news too. I've got to find out. Wow, this is sad.
Khmer Moy Roub,
When I have a chance I will revenge for HO SOK. HOK LUNDY killed HO SOK.
Bastard Hok Lundy will be getting what he has done.
Chao Khmer,
Do Ma Mey Hok Lundy!
Do Ma Sakey Yoeur!!
Do Ma Kong Kakk!!
Khmer Pachabon,
Free visa pass between Cambodia and Vietnam allows more Viet's prostitutes to freely migrate to Cambodia and more illegal drugs from Cambodia to flow into Vietnam.(We Cambodian do have a lot of illegal drug)
hamona hamoot
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Many OKNHA,tycoons and followers took legal propeties,land,farmfield...(but illegal for International laws.)to invest for 99 years to YUON ?? this plan match with Free Visa Pass.Oh ! my lovely country.
Many OKNHA,tycoons and followers took legal propeties,land,farmfield...(but illegal for International laws.)to invest for 99 years to YUON ?? this plan match with Free Visa Pass.Oh ! my lovely country.
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