Protection of and assistance to Indonesian women and girls trafficked to Sabah
Staff Contact:
Abhijit Dasgupta, Senior Manager (Safe Migration)- South East Asia
Email:
dasgupta@icmc.net
Date:
Mon, 01/09/2008 Trafficking in women and girls from Eastern Indonesia for commercial sexual exploitation in Eastern Malaysia and other Indonesian destinations is widespread, with an estimated 5,000 Indonesian women forced into prostitution in the Malaysian state of Sabah alone. ICMC works to reduce the number of women and girls who fall victim to trafficking by raising awareness of the safe migration practices, debt bondage and common human trafficking schemes, in addition to strengthening the capacity of local NGOs. Please check back again soon for additional information on this programme. |