Cambodia. 10-Year Study Reveals Aftermath, Exploitation of Sex Trafficking Survivors

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A first-of-its-kind, 10-year study tracking the lives of 128 Cambodian sex trafficking survivors reveals frequent shock and re-exploitation as they try to reintegrate into the community, and fears and intimidation while navigating the justice system, according to a series of research reports published this week.

 

Chantrea, a survivor, was aged 15 when she was recruited by a labor broker to migrate to Malaysia, says one of the eight academic articles published in the journal Dignity.

 

The recruitment agency confiscated her passport, and she only managed to escape after two years by spending all her earnings to be re-smuggled into Cambodia. The job was supposed to help her family pay off microfinance debt incurred for construction on their house, and even after her return the pressure to work continued.

 

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