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HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The escort business is a prime resource for gangs profiteering from the evil trade of slavery and human trafficking. Local and international organised mobsters usually target poor underdeveloped countries particularly in Asia and eastern Europe with the promise of lucrative work or just plainly and forcibly kidnap vulnerable victims which can then be forced into prostitution in western countries.
Thailand is a prime source for the exploitation and recruitment of women for sale. Wherever you go in the west you will be sure to find brothels and escort websites which are in fact just a front for seedy apartments and flats with thai girls working. Some are there very willingly but some are also there through human trafficking. We have ourselves been approached by representatives of these organised criminals to see if we would be willing to recruit girls for transportation to western countries, with large rewards being offered. We did of course decline.
SOURCE
Thai and hill tribe women and girls are trafficked to Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, Bahrain, Australia, Singapore, Europe, Canada and the United States for sexual and labour exploitation. Many women and girls are trafficked by international criminal syndicates and labour recruiting agencies which then force them into involuntary servitude because of the high debt owed to the agencies.
Within Thailand women can be trafficked from the impoverished Northeast and then to Bangkok for sexual exploitation. However, internal trafficking is on the decline, due to prevention programs and better economic opportunities.
Organisations working against human trafficking :
www.humantrafficking.org
A web resource for combating human trafficking.
www.humantraffickingsearch.net
Online human trafficking policies and help
www.humantrafficking.com
Resource and activism centre against sex trafficking. Online hotline to report suspicions to the correct authorities.
CHILD PROSTITUTION
A global threat to society as a whole. With some countries seemingly promoting this evil abuse by allowing sex with minors in their primitive state laws. Fortunately in Thailand the sexual age of consent is 15, in our opinion it should be at least 16 but it is certainly an age that is in line with a lot of other countries even in the west. Thailand however adds a more stringent condition to the law on consensual sex by stating that when it come to commercial sex, i.e. If you meet the girl in a bar or club then the minimum age of consensual sex is 18. There is a very good article on this at www.stickmanbangkok.com/Weekly2006/weekly263.htm
An escort service can sometimes be at the frontline of an enquiry from a pedophile in their quest for child sex.
Fortunately is is very rare to receive direct requests for underage girls at this service. We have had enquiries asking for very young girls and virgins but these are either completely ignored or a strong rebuff is the response with a severe and clear message that any further requests will be reported. In addition we have in place our own internal policy that all of our escorts must be 21 or over, and this is rigorously checked.
Below you will be able to find more information on combating Child Prostitution.
http://www.ecpat.net/EI/index.asp
End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography & trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes, a Thailand based organisation.
