US grant to fight human traffickers
The Nation 2011-10-06
The United States has granted US$260,000 (Bt8.1 million) to the Anti-Trafficking Coordination Unit in Northern Thailand (Trafcord) to help its fight against human trafficking.
Todd Bate-Poxon, acting US consul general, presented the grant to Trafcord manager Duen Wongsa yesterday.
"This grant reflects the continued importance the US places on stopping trafficking and our confidence in Trafcord's operation," he said.
According to Duen, human trafficking has become increasingly complicated due to changing economic and social circumstances, with victims being forced into prostitution, begging and hard labour.
"In a crackdown in Chiang Rai, six boys were found in a prostitution ring with some of them having been infected with HIV," Duen said.
She added that many young girls and women from neighbouring countries had been forced into the flesh trade in Chiang Mai, and many were sent further south to Singapore and Malaysia.
Trafcord was established in 2003 and has received regular grants from the US.
The agency can be contacted round the clock at (087) 174 5797.
"We are committed to assisting victims and pushing for strict laws against human traffickers," she said.
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