Thursday, August 1, 2013

How does it happen?

Below I posted some footage of the travel up to the Hill tribe villages. Two tribes Akha and Karen. I wanted to share some of the scenery with you all, as well as some insightful conversations, I hope you can hear them clearly, but if not what I am saying is that the area that we are headed to is one where people are being trafficked from frequently.

(The Village Leader's wife, she knew I was taking the photo)

How does a person get trafficked:

Situation #1: A village family works the fields, farming, agricultural work, and does weaving in order to generate income and provide for the family. The children attend the village learning center during the day if they are not assisting their parents. Then one day a man comes to the village promising a young girl or child's family that she can make more money and have a better life than the one she currently has in the village. the family wants the child to have a better life so they agree to allow her to migrate to the city to work. The man offers them some early money telling them that they can expect that she will make this and more. The girl goes along with it expecting a better life. The offer is very enticing especially when the man has money in his hand to give the family right away. The girl has no idea she is going to work prostitution and often the family never sees her again. Not even the family is aware of what she is going to end up doing, they just want the child to have a better life and they know that if she can get a good paying job in a retail store or restaurant than she can support her family in the future as goes with Thai custom/culture.

Situation #2: the man shows up and tells the girl she can become more, and have more. Iphone, Ipad mini, Mac computer, jewelry, make up, better clothes maybe he will even be her boyfriend. She goes wanting the materialistic things. The social value is tempting and they often give after hearing of such possibilities not knowing that they will be forced to work 24 hour days taking up to 35 clients a day.

Situation #3: There is a person in the village taking money for information about where they can find little virgin boys and little virgin girls. They find out where and when the children are most vulnerable. Then the children are taken.


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