If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, contact local police or a national child protection hotline. Regional & Global Reporting ECPAT International Reporting Guide
Several factors contribute to the exploitation of teenagers in Asia. Poverty, lack of education, and unemployment are some of the primary reasons that make teenagers susceptible to exploitation. In many Asian countries, families struggle to make ends meet, and teenagers are forced to work to support their families. This leads to child labor, which is a form of exploitation.
The humidity in the city didn’t just sit on your skin; it pushed against you, thick with the smell of exhaust and jasmine. For seventeen-year-old Min, the "top" wasn't a mountain peak or a luxury penthouse. It was the roof of an abandoned tenement in the heart of the district, the only place where the air felt thin enough to breathe.
