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Press Releases : Subject: Available in: ILO supports Royal Thai Government's joint-ministry guidelines to deal with suspected cases of trafficking for labour (30 April 2008) ILO East Asia Sub-regional Office Response to Deaths of More Than 50 Migrant Workers in Thailand (11 April 2008) Mekong Women's Forum - Leading Women from Across GMS Unite To Intensify Fight Against Human Trafficking and Discrimination (Hanoi, July 2007) English or Thai   English or Thai   English Young People from Across the GMS Gather to Debate and Make Recommendations for Greater Youth-centred Approaches to Trafficking (March to September 2007) English New ABAC Poll supported by ILO and UNIFEM Reveals Thai Attitudes Toward Foreign Migrant Workers English and Thai ILO Project and Mahidol University Release Results of year-long survey on conditions of young migrant workers in Thailand - Finds Widespread Exploitation English and Thai ILO Project and Cambodian Government Team Up on 'Child Safe' Tourism English and Khmer Prevention of Migrant Abuse Given New Momentum at Anti-Trafficking Meeting English and Thai ILO Sub-regional Office Calls for Better Protection of Migrant Workers English and Thai Three Thai Provinces and ILO Project Team up in Counter-Trafficking Efforts English Children from 5 Mekong Countries Call on Governments & Civil Society to Improve Trafficking Prevention English Lao Migrant Children in Thailand Losing Contact With Families - Trafficking Feared English and Thai

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Media Contact: ILO Mekong Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women (Sub-regional Office) 10th floor, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue P.O. Box 2-349 Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: +66 (0)2 288 2057 Fax: +66 (0)2 288 3063 prevention @ childtrafficking.net

ATTENTION BROADCASTERS!

This ILO-IPEC project places a great emphasis on media relations to advocate for safer migration practices, improved labour standards and workplace monitoring to fight trafficking of children and women. These steps can help reduce the vulnerability to human trafficking and the inevitable consequences of labour and sexual exploitation. We also advocate for the direct participation of children and women in campaigns to implement more effective prevention measures.

For broadcasters: The following professional B-roll (natsound) and packaged news/current affairs items are available in Beta-SP (PAL format). They are available free upon written request (national/international broadcast networks only):

Thai Transitions: Shot in scenic Hill Tribe areas of northern Thailand, this video highlights two successful project-supported programmes to provide alternative income and skills training to vulnerable Hill Tribe people. Hundreds of families are now offering 'home stay' experiences to tourists from countries right around the world. The money earned stays in the village helping to keep families together and prevent ill-prepared migration to the cities where much of the trafficking-related exploitation takes place. A local high school also offers young people new skills like cooking, sewing and metal work, so that if they do migrate they will have a skill to offer. Durations: 3'50" and 2'28" Format: BETA SP (PAL) (B-Roll and English narration/guide track). Scripts are here. View online in RealPlayer (7 mg)

The Link Between Migration and Trafficking: Shot in China's beautiful Yunnan Province, this video highlights the direct connection between ill-prepared migration and human trafficking. It also documents how successful anti-trafficking prevention measures can be when educators, governments and counter-trafficking practitioners coordinate their efforts. Activities in several counties include a visit to two high-schools and a women's information centre, where children and women receive crucial advice on how to reduce their vulnerability to traffickers and exploitative employers before, during and after migration. Durations: 7'11" and 2'56" Format: BETA SP (PAL) (B-Roll and English narration/guide track). Scripts are here. View online in RealPlayer (4 mg)

Videos from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam will be available soon. Please check back regularly.