Non-profit group, which helps sex-trafficking victims, seeks tie-ups with ethical business partners in Hong Kong
- Sex trafficking is on the rise in Cambodia, with young children dragged into the illicit trade and many women taken to mainland China
- Non-profit group AIM has rescued and provided support for hundreds of such victims
She hadn’t yet reached 15 when she was taken to a hospital to receive a virginity certificate. Soon after, the Cambodian girl found herself in a hotel bedroom with a stranger.
That happened because her family had sold her virginity to cover their debts.
It wouldn’t take long before she ended up working in a brothel in southern Cambodia. She stayed there for less than a month – a stretch of time that may sound short, but was enough for her to be raped by 198 men until she was rescued.
But some end up being rescued by authorities with the help of NGOs such as Agape International Missions (AIM) – the only group that has two SWAT teams allowed by the Cambodian authorities to conduct investigations and perform raids.
Two members of the non-profit – which has not only rescued hundreds of women, but also provided support and created job opportunities both for victims and those at risk – visited Hong Kong this month to meet donors and look for new ethical business partnerships.
