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Cambodia

Yunnan
Province of China

Lao PDR

Thailand

Viet Nam

Yunnan China

Map courtesy UNIAP

The situation:

As both a source and destination province, Yunnan is – per capita – one of China’s worst affected areas of trafficking in children and women. Most trafficking takes place internally. That is to say most movement occurs within Yunnan and into other provinces of China. Many of the victims are young women who think they are heading to a new job but are unwittingly 'sold' as brides to men in isolated rural areas or tricked into other exploitative occupations. Trafficking for marriage exists because many of the men in remote areas cannot afford the dowry required of a formal marriage. The trafficker effectively 'provides' a bride for a much lower price.

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UPDATED: March 2006

Socio-economic Overview Yunnan

Demography (2002):
- Total population: 43.3 million
Male: 22.406million
Female: 20.925million
- Ethnic groups: 25 minorities totaling 14.5 million
- Below 20 (n/a) below 15: 26%

Education (2000):
- Adult iteracy rates 85%
-Primary school enrolmen: 99.6% (m-f parity)
- Secondary school (jnr): 87.5%
Male: 89%; Female: 86%

Economy (2002):
-Per capita GDP: USD627
-Rural per capita income: USD195
-Those living below the national poverty line: 33% (rural figures only avail)*

Unemployment rate: 4% (only urban avail)

Source: Yunnan Provincial Statistics Bureau, census 2000* (this calculation is made from the following rural figures: Absolute poverty in population: 2.86 million and Low income population: 7.64 million

For further information, please contact the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RO-Bangkok):
11th Floor, United Nations Building
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue
P.O. Box 2-349
Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
Tel: +662.288.1234, Fax: +662.288.1735 or E-mail: bangkok@ilo.org