Learn About The Problems: read more ↓

Corruption: It is common for government, police, and other officials to be paid off and look the other way when it comes to human trafficking cases or help protect those who are trafficking.

Lack of Education-People are deceived. They are told their children will work in restaurants and coffee shops but are really forced to work in prostitution.

Lack of Awareness-People don’t realize what is going on and that human trafficking exists. They don’t realize they are in the situation until after it occurs.

Severe Poverty-People are trying to survive and cannot afford food for their family. They sell one of their children so they can have income for their family.

Society- People lose face if they confront bad situations and address issues so they stay in their bad situation so they do not have to deal with anything negative.

Location of the Country-Thailand is easily accessible by boat and airplane. This makes it easier to ship people from country to country or bring them into the country.

Caste System-Some Thai or migrant workers do not have Id cards, birth certificates, or work cards because of the location of where they are born. They are unable to work, attend school or university, cannot get credit from a bank, retirement, or have health care legally in Thailand. They have no viable option to succeed in life.

Migrants(Chan, Shan, and Burmese people)- Migrants who come into Thailand are in danger of being trafficked, having salary deductions and no paperwork. They believe they are buying correct paperwork to be legal in Thailand but are being sold into prostitution.

Lack of Skill-People who are sold at a young age or who lack ability, don’t have any other option. Prostitution is all they know. They cant do anything else because of lack of skill, no one else will hire them, or if they are hired they will have a salary on which they cannot live.

Controlled by Fear and Violence-If they leave, they and/or their family will face physical harm (beating, food and water will be taken away from them, they will be cut with a knife, raped, or killed) from their house mom or pimp.

Family System-Majority of trafficking deals are organized by people they trust or with local level networks such as family members, friends or former victims.

Identification is Stolen-Passports are stolen and they are forced to work in sex trafficking until they can pay enough money to have their identification documents returned.

Look At The Statistics read more ↓

-In 2014-2017, 1,232 there were a total of cases of human trafficking

2,159 suspects (people who were charged with the crime of trafficking) 

           2,856 victims were identified.

-Thailand prosecuted (people who were sentenced for their crimes) only 36 (1.6%) clients of sex trafficking involving children between 2015 and 2017

-Data from the Thai Office of the Attorney General indicates that of the 1,248 detected victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the 2014-2017 period, almost 70 per cent were underage girls

-With a total of 67 cases since the TICAC Task Force under the Royal Thai police was established, they uncovered and filed 2 cases of human trafficking in 2015, 24 cases in 2016, and 41 cases in 2017. Among these 30 cases were related to the possession of pornographic material, 9 were related to child sexual abuse, and only 18 cases (26%) were related to human trafficking. In total, 6 offenders were deported out of Thailand.

-In 2015-2017, 1,717 people were accused of trafficking (responsible for the trafficking).

782 (45%) of these were male. 

              935 (55%) of these were female. 

                       1,440 (84%) of these people are Thais

                       91 (5%) of these were Burmese

                       186 (11%) of these people came from other surrounding Asians countries

-In 2015-2017, 2,261 people were discovered as victims of trafficking

950 (42%) of these were male

             1,311 (58%) of these were female

                    1,020 (45%) of these were Thais

                    700 (31%) of these were Burmese

                    541 (24%) of these came from other surrounding Asian countries