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Filipino 'Sex Slaves' Rescued in Malaysia
Three women who were rescued from a flesh trade in Malaysia on November 9, 2007 and repatriated to the Philippines on November 15, 2007 filed charges of illegal recruitment and human trafficking against their recruiter.

MTV Networks in Asia & Pacific and MTV Europe Foundation Launch Youth-Focused Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign
MTV EXIT documentary programs will reach 380 million households with other artists.

Dateline NBC in USA Spotlights the Sex Trade in the US and Southeast Asia
Dateline NBC's Chris Hansen reports on three stories of human trafficking spanning from the United States to Southeast Asia.

Police Break Women Trafficking Ring in Vietnam
Police say they've broken up Vietnam's largest network responsible for trafficking women out of country.

ASEAN Declaration Urges Better Migrant Worker Rights
Thailand is taking steps to reform migrant worker laws and regulations but still falls short and often fails to take into account the situation faced by refugees, especially from Burma.

Malaysian Government Presents First Bill Against Human Trafficking
The Malaysian government has presented its first anti-human trafficking bill to provide the legislative means to fight the trafficking in human beings, particularly women and children.

Malaysia Reconceptualizes its Assumptions about Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is not only confined to vice activities.

EU and ASEAN Join Hands to Fight Trafficking
Foreign ministers of the European Union and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) agreed to back the launch of talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two blocs.

Malaysia Not Doing Enough to Combat Human Trafficking
Malaysia has not done enough to combat human trafficking and needs to set up legislation and procedures to address this problem, said an official from the United States Department of State.

US State Department Releases 2006 Human Rights Report
The US State of Department has released the 2006 Human Rights Report.

Hundreds of Women from Malaysia were Lured to UK; Traffickers Sentenced
They lured hundreds of women from Malaysia with promises of high-paying jobs.

Malaysia Top Destination for Indonesian Victims
Malaysia is the No 1 destination of Indonesian victims of human trafficking, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Malaysia Top Destination for Indonesian Victims
Malaysia is the number one destination of Indonesian victims of human trafficking, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

Pact Would Protect Indonesian Maids in Malaysia
Malaysia would give Indonesian maids better protection from abuse and might offer education for children of Indonesian workers in their native language under proposed agreements between the countries, reports said.  ¹ The accord on maids’ rights could be signed by the middle of the year, the national news agency Bernama reported.

Malaysian Women Rescued from London Sex Ring.
Nineteen Malaysian women were rescued from two brothels during a pre-dawn crackdown on a multi-million ringgit human-trafficking racket.   Thirteen of the women were found in a six-bedroom townhouse in Hyde Park, west London, and six others in another brothel in Birmingham.