Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day — and if we’re being honest, it’s a hard topic to discuss. It’s gut-wrenching to talk about somebody forced into sexual slavery. But the dark reality is, there are girls of all ages trapped in the sex...
Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. All around the world, young women and girls are being exploited in the sex industry — particularly in Thailand and India. These girls are not “choosing” to sell their bodies. In their culture, women are expected to...
Kan never planned on becoming a sex worker. She used to work in construction, but her small wages were never enough to provide for her and her teenage daughter. Eventually, she became so desperate that she entered the sex industry. We’ve changed both her and her...
All around the world, people are eager for the Christmas holiday. School projects and work assignments pause as we take time to rest and enjoy Christmas day. But for many girls in India and Thailand, their occupation in the sex industry has no respite. Day in and day...
“The good news is the bars are closed,” our Thailand partner recently told the World Help staff over Zoom. Then she added, “The bad news is the bars are closed.” Since the pandemic shut down Thailand’s infamous red-light districts, girls are no longer being abused...