Stop Using the Term Underage Women
The June 2019 arrest of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has brought the issue of human trafficking into the news again. It is a good time to talk about how to refer to the victims and survivors of this evil.
Labour Rights Promotion Network
History
Sompong Srakaew founded the Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN) in 2006 because of the injustices he saw in the treatment of migrant workers in Thailand’s seafood processing industry. Sompong began working on migrant worker issues as early as the 1990s, after graduating with a degree in social work.Â
- Contact Information:
- 25/17-18 Mahachai Muangthong, Sahakon Road, Tambol Bangyapraek
- Samut Sakhon, Samut Sakhon
- Thailand
- Active In: Thailand
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Rescue, Prosecution, Aftercare, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Forced Labor, Bonded Labor, Child Labor
- Tel: +66 (0) 3 443-4726
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Words (Still) Matter: There is (Still) No Such Thing as a "Child Prostitute"
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's arrest on human trafficking charges has brought this issue back into the spotlight. It is important to make sure that when discussing this case the media and private citizens use words respectful of what his alleged victims went through.
After Aftercare
The question really is this: how do we empower survivors to the level that they can achieve real, long-lasting success and live relatively normal lives?