Trafficked into domestic servitude from Cambodia to Malaysia , she was coerced by a friend and trafficked.   She ended up with a family who removed her documents, made her work unreasonable hours with little food and pay. She was also sexually assaulted by the man in house. She escaped pregnant with twins back home to Cambodia.

Trafficked into domestic servitude from Cambodia to Malaysia, she was coerced by a friend and trafficked.   She ended up with a family who removed her documents, made her work unreasonable hours with little food and pay. She was also sexually assaulted by the man in house. She escaped pregnant with twins back home to Cambodia.

Mother of twin boys and a little baby girl. Growing up in harsh conditions in extreme poverty and her parents died while she was still young. Being illiterate she ended up in the sex trade in the slums to make ends meet.

Mother of twin boys and a little baby girl. Growing up in harsh conditions in extreme poverty and her parents died while she was still young. Being illiterate she ended up in the sex trade in the slums to make ends meet.

Having been kicked out by her mother in law after her husband number 1 left for work in Thailand never to return, she soon remarried an abusive man only for him to leave when she was 7 months pregnant. Moving to Bangkok to live with husband number 3 who treated her well, he was killed in a traffic accident. Many Cambodians leave Cambodia for unskilled labor jobs that pay more, but they are vulnerable to traffickers and organized crime.

Just rescued by a police raid on the Karaoke bar (brothel) that she was trafficked into. Traumatized but slowly getting used to life outside the brothels with counseling and learning new skills with the help of an NGO.

Just rescued by a police raid on the Karaoke bar (brothel) that she was trafficked into. Traumatized but slowly getting used to life outside the brothels with counseling and learning new skills with the help of an NGO.

Coerced by an acquaintance with the prospect of a new moped she was taken to a woman’s house where she was locked up in a room and raped. The woman later tried to traffic her to different city to sell her but she made a lucky escape en-route. Traffickers often use this method of rape breaking down the victim.

Coerced by an acquaintance with the prospect of a new moped she was taken to a woman’s house where she was locked up in a room and raped. The woman later tried to traffic her to different city to sell her but she made a lucky escape en-route. Traffickers often use this method of rape breaking down the victim.

Works in a Karaoke bar where she gets between $1-$5 to spent time with a man.

Applying make up before heading out to work.

In front of her home.

At 21 and 5 months pregnant from one of her clients, Mrs. T is hoping to leave the Karaoke business once her baby is born. With no education and skills she worries. She gets tested monthly for HIV.

After being left destitute and pregnant by different men, who she also contracted HIV from, Mrs. C suffers from severe depression of the prospect of dying and leaving nothing for her children.

After being left destitute and pregnant by different men, who she also contracted HIV from, Mrs. C suffers from severe depression of the prospect of dying and leaving nothing for her children.