Sex Trafficking of Thai Women

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the incidence of sex trafficking of Thai women in the United States. In order to understand how this has come about in the United States, the paper identifies current sex trafficking issues in Thailand and what the US government has done in response. It looks at it particularly from a policy-making perspective, including the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

Table of Contents:
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Incidence and Factors Contributing to Sex Trafficking in Thailand Today
U.S. Government Responses to Sex Trafficking
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
Discussion and Analysis
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Complex problems require complex solutions and it is clear that the United States alone will only be able to do so much in the battle against the enormous international human rights crisis of sex trafficking in children today. Fortunately, the United States as well as more and more members of the international community are recognizing that simply enacting new laws in isolation of more comprehensive solutions will fail to adequately address the insidious problems associated with sex trafficking. According to Mathews (2005), in an attempt to supplement the various legal and political initiatives underway to fight the sex trafficking industry, the United States has sought the assistance of a number of human rights groups and other nongovernmental organizations (Mathews, 2005). For example, Gary Haugen, director of the human rights group, International Justice Mission (IJM), is a former federal prosecutor who uses controversial tactics to infiltrate the underground network of sex trafficking; IJM was recently awarded a million dollar grant from the U.S. government to continue its work (Mathews, 2005)."

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