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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the
early years of the 21st Century - 2000 to 2010 gvnet.com/humantrafficking/HongKong.htm
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the
People's Republic of China is a destination and transit territory for men and
women from mainland China, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and
elsewhere in Southeast Asia trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and
commercial sexual exploitation. Hong Kong is primarily a transit point for
illegal migrants, some of whom are subject to conditions of debt bondage,
forced commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labor. Hong Kong is also a
destination for women from the Chinese mainland and Southeast Asia who travel
to Hong Kong voluntarily for legal employment in restaurants, bars, and
hotels, but upon arrival are coerced into prostitution under conditions of
debt bondage. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Action for REACH OUT - Hotline 852 2770-1002 hkaids.med.cuhk.edu.hk/reachout/ [accessed 8 February 2011] NATURE OF SERVICES: OUTREACH -As a client driven organization
we are constantly creating, adding and/or modifying our services, based upon
what our clients have expressed as helpful and/or necessary. Presently, we
are helping women with the following: q
information on HIV/AIDS q
limited legal advice q
accompanying women through the police and legal system q
giving information on support groups in women's home countries We have a Hotline that is open two
nights a week for three hours a night, staffed by trained volunteers. The
Hotline is open to all women working in the commercial sex industry (CSI) who
need advice, counselling or just an open, non-judgmental person to talk to.
Additionally a pager is held by a trained volunteer 24 hours a day to handle
any emergencies. We organize
face-to-face outreaches with the women in Mong Kok, Shamshuipo, Tsim Sha Tsui
and other districts. Trafficked in China, originally from Bolivia Oliver Poole. “Young Mother’s Dream of Fast Fortune Ended
in Nightmare” South China Morning Post (11 March 1997) jammedtruestories.blogspot.com/2008/09/trafficked-in-china-originally-from.html [accessed 8 February 2011] TESTIMONY OF PATRICIA - From her home in an
impoverished village in rural ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61605.htm [accessed 8 February 2011] Nearly all foreign prostitutes
came to Traffickers have used forged or illegally obtained travel
documents to attempt to smuggle persons through the During the year there were no known reports of persons
being trafficked into the SAR to work as domestic workers 2 Filipinas convicted of trafficking in HK Philip Tubeza, Philippine Daily
Inquirer, 12/21/2007 [accessed 8 February 2011] FACTS ARE CLEAR - “The facts are very clear. You
arranged for the five women to be brought to Hong Kong from the Philippines
for the purpose of prostitution,” she said. The women—aged 24 to 39—were made
to work as prostitutes because they owed the traffickers P60,000 for their
air fare and accommodations. The victims sought the help of the
Philippine consulate and the police because, contrary to the traffickers’
promises, they were not adequately fed and were housed in cramped apartments. Judges asked to clamp down on trafficking South African Press Association SAPA, October 19 2007 www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/judges-asked-to-clamp-down-on-trafficking-1.375558 [accessed 8 February 2011] "Malawian women are sold by
Nigerian syndicates... to Freedom House Country Report - Political Rights: 5 Civil Liberties: 2 Status: Partly Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=363&year=2009&country=7741 [accessed 8 February 2011] Action for REACH OUT - Hotline 852 2770-1002 hkaids.med.cuhk.edu.hk/reachout/ [accessed 8 February 2011] NATURE OF SERVICES: OUTREACH -As a client driven organization
we are constantly creating, adding and/or modifying our services, based upon
what our clients have expressed as helpful and/or necessary. Presently, we
are helping women with the following: q
information on HIV/AIDS q
limited legal advice q
accompanying women through the police and legal system q
giving information on support groups in women's home countries We have a Hotline that is open two
nights a week for three hours a night, staffed by trained volunteers. The
Hotline is open to all women working in the commercial sex industry (CSI) who
need advice, counselling or just an open, non-judgmental person to talk to.
Additionally a pager is held by a trained volunteer 24 hours a day to handle
any emergencies. We organize
face-to-face outreaches with the women in Mong Kok, Shamshuipo, Tsim Sha Tsui
and other districts. Filipinas in the slave trade Editorial, The Manila Times, January 10, 2005 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 6 September 2011] Filipinas are sweet-talked into
accepting what are promised to be good-paying jobs in There are times when being a
“receptionist” or “entertainer” entails more than just engaging customers in
small talk and sharing drinks with them. Once they render such intimate services,
the women switch labels. They will join the segment of the working class
sociologists refer to as sex workers.
Those who can’t stand the rigors of work and opt to cut their contract
short are asked to reimburse the plane fare and other expenses incurred in
bringing them over. Plus rent. Afraid, confused and with little or no money
at all, the poor Filipinas are left with no choice, but to stay on Gonzalez Orders Crackdown on Human Traffickers www.op.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15356&Itemid=2 [Last access date unavailable] The report further stated that the
girls in Government Action Plans HumanTrafficking.org www.humantrafficking.org/action_plans/5 [accessed 8 February 2011] ACTION PLAN OVERVIEW - There is no official Action Plan
in Hong Kong is not a destination for
human trafficking. Nor is it a place of origin for exporting illegal
migrants. We disagree that Hong Kong is a point of transit and destination
for persons trafficked for sexual exploitation and forced labor. But we will
continue to be vigilant and work closely with the relevant authorities to
prevent such activities. Hong Kong welcomes Press Release, June 12, 2003 www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200306/12/0612241.htm [accessed 8 February 2011] " "We will continue to
cooperate with our law enforcement partners in the region and overseas. The
Government will also continue to allocate sufficient resources to support
this important area of work," he added. Research Projects and Issues > Trafficking Project Centre for Comparative and Public Law, Faculty of Law, The
University of www.hku.hk/ccpl/research_projects_issues/trafficking/ [accessed 8 February 2011] RELATED PUBLICATIONS q Occasional Paper on
Trafficking of Women into Hong Kong for the purpose of prostitution
q Round Table on
Trafficking of Women into Hong Kong for the Purposes of Prostitution
q Migrant
Nightclub/Escort Workers in Hong Kong: An Analysis of Possible Human Rights
Violations [PDF] Part IV: DeLay's Unregulated
Pacific " Stephen Pizzo, AlterNet, May 15,
2002 [accessed 8 February 2011] For Asian sweatshop operators, the
The opportunity was quickly
recognized by Asian sweatshop operators like Hong Kong's Tan Holdings, run by garment mogul Willie Tan. Deep
in the lush jungles, far from the island's white beaches and luxury hotels,
garment factories quickly set up shop. They staffed their factories with
workers from China and the Philippines with promises of work in the US. But,
workers soon discovered that the work contracts they signed consigned them to
near-indentured servitude deep in the Marianas steamy jungles. Wages were
low, hours were long. The companies docked workers' pay for housing, food,
medical treatments and other charges. The low wages and high deductions made
it nearly impossible for workers to save enough money to return home. Trafficked in China, originally from Bolivia Oliver Poole. “Young Mother’s Dream of Fast Fortune Ended
in Nightmare” South China Morning Post (11 March 1997) jammedtruestories.blogspot.com/2008/09/trafficked-in-china-originally-from.html [accessed 8 February 2011] TESTIMONY OF PATRICIA - From her home in an
impoverished village in rural Forced Prostitution of Filipinas in S. Samydorai, Asian Human Rights
Commission, Vol. 03 No. 01 JAN 1993 (Vol. 03) At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 6 September 2011] Domestic helpers pay the
equivalent of two-and-a-half months salary for their
jobs. Before they leave the Philippines, a list of debts are incurred for
pre-employment expenses. Normally, it takes one-and-a-half years of working
abroad to service personal debts. After that, earnings are usually spent on
the education of their children and on the latest appliances available on the
market. The Protection Project - Hong Kong [DOC] The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/hong.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Women from Thai and Filipino women are
brought into Hong Kong on the pretense of being given jobs as entertainers;
instead, they often find themselves locked in apartments during the day and
forced to work as hostesses in bars at night, providing sex to customers. All material used herein
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