Why This Project
Human trafficking has become a global problem. Millions of people become victims through entrapment and exploitation. In this in-depth series, RFA reporters go into the heart of Asia's human trafficking business to document cases of this form of modern slavery.
News
Videos
The Child Soldiers of Burma
August 03, 2011
In a new series on human trafficking and modern slavery, our reporters speak to young survivors of forced and brutal military service inside Burma. For these lucky few who escape, the ordeal is not over.
Traffickers Target Refugee Camps
September 30, 2011
In the second part of a series on human trafficking and modern slavery, our reporters speak to Burmese residents of a refugee camp in Thailand. Many of these refugees are forced to take dangerous work through traffickers to feed their families.
North Korean Mothers
November 10, 2011
I wanted to feed them warm rice,' says a North Korean woman who though she was going to get a job by defecting to China. Instead she was forcibly married to an 'unmarriageable' man.
In Search of Lost Children
November 16, 2011
Our reporters join Chinese parents looking for their abducted children. The parents try to recruit the help of the police, only to find that law enforcement agents are accomplices.
China's Trade in Babies
January 13, 2012
Between a strong demand from overseas adoptive parents and the willingness of Chinese families to abandon their child - particularly if they are girls - a lucrative market is striving.
Beyond Borders
Febuary 03, 2012
Cambodian men and boys in search of work fall prey to the dark world of international fishing.
New Roads to Trafficking
Febuary 21, 2012
In remote parts of Southeast Asia new roads are seen as a sign of prosperity. But for people living there they often open pathways to exploitation.
Rohingyas: No Place in the World, Part 1
September 18, 2012
In the first of a two-part series, our reporters explore the root cause of human trafficking through the story of the Rohingyas, a stateless Muslim minority living in Burma and Bangladesh.
Rohingyas: No Place in the World, Part 2
September 28, 2012
In the second of a two-part series, our reporters explore the root cause of human trafficking through the story of the Rohingyas, a stateless Muslim minority living in Burma and Bangladesh.
The Survivors: Trafficked Women and Girls of Vietnam
November 05, 2012
'I never thought I'd be tricked like that,' said one of the women who were duped into following a trafficker to China.
The Invisible Children of Ho Chi Minh City
November 22, 2012
In this film, young Vietnamese describe the risks and sufferings of life on the streets.
Features
Cameraman's Journal
The pages you are about to read are the private observations of the lead cameraman, whose name we cannot reveal. He is a well-traveled and experienced professional. Yet what he saw during this assignment "changed him forever."
Slavery at Sea, Drawings by Prum Vannak
I want everyone to know about this. Through my pictures, I want to warn all cross-border migrant workers to be careful. Even if they do not keep my own story in mind, they will at least have an idea of what life is like for people trafficked onto boats for forced labor - Vannak
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