Sex trafficking in Myanmar

Myanmar citizens, primarily women and girls, have been sex trafficked into other countries in Asia and different continents.

[4] The enforcement of sex trafficking laws and investigating and prosecuting of cases have been hindered by conflict, political instability, land confiscation, poor border management,[8] corruption, and indifference.

[5][4] Myanmar armed forces operations' in several areas of the country continue to displace many Rohingya and members of other ethnic groups, making them vulnerable to sex trafficking.

[7][10] Myanmar women and girls are sex trafficked into China,[11] Thailand,[12][13] Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia,[14] and other countries throughout the world.

[16] Women who escaped and made it to the Chinese police were often jailed and deported, while their traffickers and buyers remained free.

Myanmar police are using the country's anti-money laundering law to dismantle the financial network that supports the crime.

[5] Eden Ministry Myanmar reaches, rescues, and restores sex trafficked victims in the country.