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Sex Trafficking in Bangkok (2004)

A sex trafficking case from 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand. 1 source on file.

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What happened

Annie Dieselberg encountered women trapped in Bangkok's brothel districts and founded NightLight International, creating a jewelry-making business to offer women trafficked into the sex trade an alternative income and a path to leave brothel work. Her story is profiled in David Batstone's book "Not For Sale" as an example of enterprise-based intervention against sex trafficking. Accused: Brothel operators in Bangkok's red-light districts.

Response and intervention

Annie Dieselberg founded NightLight International as an economic alternative for trafficked women. Not a law enforcement case; a grassroots economic empowerment response. NightLight International continues to provide employment, counseling, and exit pathways from the sex trade.

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