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The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)
is, primarily, a source area for victims of trafficking
and labour and sexual exploitation. With a relatively
low per capita income, and more than half of the population
below the age of 20, Lao PDR lacks economic capacity
to provide employment for this large demographic entering
the workforce. As a result, many young Lao people
cross the border to neighbouring Thailand in search
of work. An ILO supported study by the Lao Government
has found that nearly 7 % of households in three border
provinces had family members working in Thailand.
While this cross-border migration is not necessarily
undesirable, the means by which many young Lao people
migrate (e.g. in an undocumented or ‘illegal’
status) has left them vulnerable to abuse by human
traffickers and disreputable employment agencies along
the way and in Thailand.
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UPDATED: March 2006
Socio-economic Overview:
Demography:
-Total Population: 5,900,000
-20% Urban; 80% Ruralasdf asdf
-Population under age 20: 54%
Education:
-Adult literacy rates: 77% (M) 61% (F) -Primary enrolment:
88% (M) 82% (F) -Secondary enrolment: 38% (M) 32% (F) -Total
enrolment: 1,200,000
Economy:
-Total GNP/Capita: $390 USD asdasdasdd
-Pop. living below the national poverty line: 27% (U) 41%
(R)
Unemployment: n/a
Sources: National Statistic Centre, Yearbook
2001; Min. of Education, Yearbook 2001, World Bank 2005, UNFPA
2005, UNDP 2003, CIA World Factbook 2006, UNESCO (UIS) 2002-03,
UNESCAP Statistical Yearbook 2004
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