Congratulations to the makers of The Jammed, a film about trafficking in Australia which has picked up two IF Awards and been nominated for four others. Now available on DVD

The Jammed

Young Melbourne woman, Ashley Hudson, is drawn into a world she had no idea existed as she reluctantly agrees to help a Chinese mother search for her missing daughter. As the story unravels, the sinister workings of human trafficking, illegal prostitution and governmental deportation are exposed. Inspired by actual events and court transcripts, The Jammed is a gritty social thriller.  Visit The Jammed website

In November 2007, Good Shpherd supported the '16 days Against Gener Violence Campaign', with a focus on anitrafficking. The pdf flyer was subtitled: Combatting the Trafficking of Women and Children.  Defeating modern day slavery. Click here for a copy.

Conviction in slavery case, NSW November 2007.

A HUSBAND and wife have been found guilty of keeping sex slaves - the first successful prosecution of its kind in NSW. For Newspaper report click here

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ILO 2006 The Mekong Challenge - Underpaid, Overworked and Overlooked: The realities of young migrant workers in Thailand

Excellent report of a year's research in Thailand.  Has some useful statistics

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Recent Articles

Stop the Traffik has published a list of whereyou can buy chocolate that canguarantee no involvement by trafficked people in harvesting the cocoa beans.  To view the article click here

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International anti trafficking collaboration
A booklet warning young Thai women about human trafficking has hit the mark recently in Thailand. Young Thai women visiting the Fountain of Life Centre in Pattaya, Thailand, read the booklet and gave their evaluation comments. Their verdict? They asked for extra copies to take home with them to share with other young women.
The booklet, in Thai, exposes the false offers made to many young women about the glamorous work opportunities in Australia and other destination countries for traffickers. The booklet advises young women to think twice before accepting tempting offers of work. It also gives some suggestions about what to do if people do find themselves trafficked to another country.
The booklet was the result of a Monash uni student project by Roisai Wongsuban, a Thai Masters student, on field placement with Project Respect. Roisai, or Sai as she liked to be called, worked with the Good Shepherd social justice office and, by email, with Good Shepherd Supaporn Chotipol rgs in Thailand to refine her early drafts. Sai then arranged printing of 200 copies of the booklet in Bangkok and delivery to Sr Supaporn.
Sai also designed an evaluation proforma for the young Thai women to use to give us feedback about the content and style of the booklet. Christine, from the social justice office and in Thailand for anti trafficking work, was able to collect the material and interview some of the Good Shepherd sisters and workers who had read the booklet. While on vacation in Sydney, Sai processed the evaluation feedback and drew up recommendations for a new draft.
In the meantime, one of the Good Shepherds from north Thailand, Anurak Chaiyaphuek rgs, became interested in the booklet. Sr Anurak has just been given help from the Thai government for an anti trafficking program near the Thai Burma border. Sr Anurak has found us an extraordinary deal for printing another 2,000 copies. We're now looking for $1,000!

Good Shepherd Anti-Trafficking Meeting in the Philippines

International cooperation and the sharing of knowledge and initiatives will be the main aim at a week-long anti-trafficking meeting in the Philippines in early July. Good Shepherd Sisters and other experts from across Asia and the Pacific region will gather for the meeting in a bid to develop stronger international links and cooperative actions. Australia’s representatives are:

• Pauline Coll sgs who will speak as Chair of the Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) on how the network was developed and its goals.
• Jennifer Burns, lawyer and Director of the Anti-Slavery Project in Sydney will examine the legal implications of international cooperation.
• Tania de Jong rgs, who provides immigration advice to trafficked women will explore migration issues. As well, Tania is involved in the setting up of Victoria’s first safe house for trafficked women.
• Christine Carolan will talk about advocacy and international networking.

Already, international cooperation has led to the development of a booklet in Australia to warn young Thai women about the risk of being trafficked to Australia. Networking also led to the story of the threatened Indian shelter being publicised.