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Where we work
Viet Nam
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Socio-economic Overview:
Demography:
- Total population: 63 million ( Urban 31% Rural 69%)
- Population under age 20: 32%
Education (2000):
- Adult literacy rates: 97% (M), 94% (F)
- Primary enrolment: 87% (M) 85% (F)
- Secondary enrolment: 64% (M/F)
Economy :
- GDP per capita (2003): $ 7,595 USD
- Population below national poverty line (1992): 16% (rural),10% (urban)
Unemployment (2000): 5.5% (15-19); 5% (20-24)
Source: UNDP MDI 2005, World Bank, CIA Government Publications, UNESCAP Stastical Yearbook 2004, UNESCO (UIS) 2002-3, ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics 2004
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The situation:
Thailand is a country of origin, transit and destination for victims of human trafficking. The abuses range from forced or coerced prostitution of young women and girls to labour exploitation of children and young women in small factories, farms, fishing boats and homes (domestic servitude). Many of the victims are undocumented economic migrants who become most vulnerable to abuse while moving internally and across borders.
Because of its relative affluence, Thailand draws hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from surrounding countries, and is by far the single most-favored destination of labour migrants in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). It is also a common transit point for people going to third countries in Asia and beyond.
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