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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?
What happened
Noi Noi comes from a very poor family in the northeastern part of Thailand. She is the oldest of 4 children. Her father is an alcoholic and is very aggressive when drunk. He would consistently beat the whole family. After several years her mother could not handle the situation any longer and invited Noi to take poison so that they would die together. Noi was afraid. Not long after that her mother committed suicide. Noi was 9 years old. From then on Noi became her father’s “wife”. Many times a week her father abused her and he also invited his friends over to do the same. From the age of 9 till 12 her life was all misery. With no mother, no protection; she had to take care of her younger siblings.
Response and intervention
Police were called in from neighbors. Her father was sentenced to jail for 10 years. Noi was referred to a local service provider. She was 13 when she came to live at this facility; a nervous, angry, fearful and physically sick girl, who could only blame herself for everything. Noi had counsel, finished school, vocational and skills training. Now Noi is 23 years old and a mother of a lovely boy of 2 years old. She finished her studies and both she and her husband are working in a drug rehab. home for men. Local service provider. Leader of Service Provider