Sex TraffickingArchive 2008–2016

Sex Trafficking in Daraga (2009)

A sex trafficking case from 2009 in Daraga, Philippines.

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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

Yes, The NBI workers posed as customers and immediately arrested the bar owner and cashier. The women were fined 20,000 USD and sentenced to 20 years in prison

Response and intervention

Yes, The two women were convicted on November 27, 2008. The four teenage girls were freed Yes, The girls were rescued immediately upon the arrest of the 2 women running the bar. An IJM (International Justice Mission) social worker provided assistance and support for the four girls The NBI (National Bureau if Investigations) Anti-human Trafficking division acted upon a tip from an escaped women

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