Human trafficking in Thailand report from the BBC
There was a story on the BBC website on Saturday about the problem of human trafficking in Thailand. Here’s an except of an interview with a ladyboy named Keng, I think, in Pattaya, who was trafficked herself, although you don’t find out from where. The article is a bit confusing in parts, and it would have been good to know where Keng was from, but it still makes for an interesting read.
"I do other work," she says. "I go to Bangkok, to the Grand Plaza or to the station, and collect boys between the ages of 11 and 13. I bring them back here to the bar. I usually try and get 10 boys or so, but if there have been police raids in Bangkok it can be harder to find boys.
"When I approach them I have to be very careful. For the first few days they obey me – some of them haven't eaten properly for weeks – but we still lock them in the attic at the bar, partly so they won't escape, partly so that the police or rescue agencies can't find them."
The report treads old ground but it’s worth a look.
Techno' tags: Trafficking, Bangkok, Cambodia
