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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years of the 21st Century 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/report/freedom-world/2009/hong-kong [accessed 26 June 2012] 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
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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
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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
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