Our first field trip is to border town on Mae Sot. It’s an industrial town situated seven hours north-east of Bangkok on the Burma/Myanmar border.
Mae La, 28-year-old “Temporary Shelter” for 50,000 people on the border
We arrived on Sunday and we’ve spent the last few days meeting NGO’s and governmental organisations dealing with issues around Human Trafficking, Human Rights and Migrant Labour. There have been many meetings each day which have so far included the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and woman’s groups representing the Karen tribe etc. Not surprisingly, the details of how traffickers practically go about their daily business, has been the most sobering. The internet connection hasn’t been great up here so I’ll be adding more details over the weekend when I get back to Bangkok.
Practical Peace 