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African sex traffickers arrested
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/12/2024
» Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.
African sex traffickers arrested
News, Online Reporters, Published on 04/12/2024
» Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang known as "madam" that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.
Trio nabbed for trafficking women to Benin
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/09/2024
» Two Thai women and a Chinese man have been arrested for allegedly being a part of a human trafficking network that tricked Thai women into prostituting themselves in the West African nation of Benin.
Modern-day slavery in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2013
» In fight against sex trafficking & forced labour no progress made last year, 305 cases in 2012 but only 27 prosecuted & just 10 convictions.
Corruption 101: Prostitution & the police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/09/2012
» MP Chuwit lectures Hat Yai students on how police make money from prostitution, a subject not normally taught in university courses.
Reform the police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2012
» Illegal gambling dens only most visible form of police corruption, the underground economy which police profit from is 20% of the economy.
Child labour: The worst forms
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/02/2012
» With removal from US watch list as goal, govt drive to end trafficking & forced labour of children (in seafood industry, as maids, in prostitution, pornography, working with boilers, heavy objects, metal pressing)
Why so much corruption?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/09/2011
» 64% of adults think corruption acceptable if they or their country benefit. 70% under 20 would cheat or bribe to pass exams or win games.
Police reform, not political ploys
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/09/2011
» Casino scandal to replace police chief with Thaksin's man not real reform of closely linked system of politicians, mafia, corrupt police.
US State Dept human trafficking report
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/06/2011
» The situation has been made worse in Thailand by the integration of victims into the country's economy - similar, in fact, to the United States