Table 1. Characteristics of labour-trafficked men and boys accessing post-trafficking services in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam (n = 446).
| Whole sample (n = 446) | Fishing (n = 275) | Factories (n = 85) | Other (n = 86) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Age | ||||||||
| 10 to 14 | 27 | 6.1% | 1 | 0.4% | - | - | 26 | 30.2% |
| 15 to 17 | 36 | 8.1% | 12 | 4.4% | 9 | 10.6% | 15 | 17.4% |
| 18 to 24 | 168 | 37.7% | 103 | 37.5% | 47 | 55.3% | 18 | 20.9% |
| 25 to 34 | 151 | 33.9% | 123 | 44.7% | 14 | 16.5% | 14 | 16.3% |
| > = 35 | 64 | 14.3% | 36 | 13.1% | 15 | 17.6% | 13 | 15.1% |
| Mean age (SD) (range) | 446 | 25.6 (8.1) (10–58) | 275 | 27.0 (6.9) (12–55) | 85 | 24.9 (8.1) (15–55) | 86 | 21.9 (10.1) (10–58) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Primary or less (1–5 grade) | 217 | 48.7% | 136 | 49.5% | 29 | 34.1% | 52 | 60.5% |
| Secondary (6–8 grade) | 125 | 28.0% | 63 | 22.9% | 43 | 50.6% | 19 | 22.1% |
| Higher (10–11 grade) | 22 | 4.9% | 10 | 3.6% | 11 | 12.9% | 1 | 1.2% |
| University degree | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | - | - | - | - |
| No formal education | 77 | 17.3% | 63 | 22.9% | 2 | 2.4% | 12 | 14.0% |
| Missing data | 2 | 0.4% | - | - | 0 | - | 2 | 2.3% |
| Country of origin | ||||||||
| Cambodia | 257 | 57.6% | 217 | 78.9% | 12 | 14.1% | 28 | 32.6% |
| Laos | 5 | 1.1% | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5.8% |
| Myanmar | 65 | 14.6% | 55 | 20.0% | 4 | 4.7% | 6 | 7.0% |
| Thailand | 12 | 2.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 1.2% | 9 | 10.5% |
| Vietnam | 106 | 23.8% | - | - | 68 | 80.0% | 38 | 44.2% |
| Other | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.4% | - | - | - | - |
| Country of destination | ||||||||
| China | 107 | 24.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 68 | 80.0% | 37 | 43.0% |
| Malaysia | 30 | 6.7% | 28 | 10.2% | 2 | 2.4% | - | - |
| Thailand | 140 | 31.4% | 77 | 28.0% | 15 | 17.6% | 48 | 55.8% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0.2% | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1.2% |
| Indonesia | 129 | 28.9% | 129 | 46.9% | - | - | - | - |
| Mauritius | 33 | 7.4% | 33 | 12.0% | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.2% | - | - | - | - |
| Speaks language of destination country | 142 | 31.8% | 113 | 41.1% | 2 | 2.4% | 27 | 31.4% |
| Sector of exploitation | ||||||||
| Sex workers | 1 | 0.2% | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1.2% |
| Animal farming/meat preparation | 3 | 0.7% | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3.5% |
| Agriculture/farming/plantation | 21 | 4.7% | - | - | - | - | 21 | 24.4% |
| Begging | 23 | 5.2% | - | - | - | - | 23 | 26.7% |
| Car care | 5 | 1.1% | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5.8% |
| Domestic worker/cleaner | 2 | 0.4% | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2.3% |
| Construction | 16 | 3.6% | - | - | - | - | 16 | 18.6% |
| Factory | 85 | 19.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fishing | 275 | 61.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home business | 5 | 1.1% | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5.8% |
| Street seller/shop | 5 | 1.1% | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5.8% |
| Other | 5 | 1.1% | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5.8% |
| Has previous experience in sector | 38 | 8.5% | 18 | 6.6% | 4 | 4.7% | 16 | 18.6% |
| Time in trafficking (months) | ||||||||
| <1 | 41 | 9.2% | 8 | 2.9% | 9 | 10.6% | 24 | 27.9% |
| 1 to 6 | 156 | 35.0% | 58 | 21.1% | 52 | 61.2% | 46 | 53.5% |
| 7 to 12 | 51 | 11.4% | 36 | 13.1% | 10 | 11.8% | 5 | 5.8% |
| 13 to 23 | 67 | 15.0% | 62 | 22.5% | 5 | 5.9% | - | - |
| > = 24 | 110 | 24.7% | 107 | 38.9% | - | - | 3 | 3.5% |
| Missing data | 21 | 4.7% | 4 | 1.5% | 9 | 10.6% | 8 | 9.3% |
| Median months in trafficking (median absolute deviation) | 425 | 6.3 (5.5) | 271 | 16.0 (11.5) | 76 | 3.0 (1.0) | 78 | 1.9 (0.0) |
| Country of service access | ||||||||
| Thailand | 105 | 23.5% | 56 | 20.4% | 13 | 15.3% | 36 | 41.8% |
| Cambodia | 235 | 52.7% | 219 | 79.6% | 4 | 4.7% | 12 | 14.0% |
| Vietnam | 106 | 23.8% | - | - | 68 | 80.0% | 44 | 44.2% |