Taipei, Oct. 4 (CNA) MTV will broadcast a new documentary
on human trafficking cases related to Taiwan later this
week to draw more attention to the issue and call for
greater efforts to fight the problem, the cable TV station
said Thursday.
Through the documentary, it is hoped that people will
"understand it's an important issue and if we all join
together, we can end human trafficking," said Tara
Dermott, head of development of MTV EXIT, a
multimedia initiative launched by the channel
to end exploitation and human trafficking.
MTV EXIT has organized activities in Taiwan for years,
but this is the campaign's first documentary featuring
traffickers as well as victims of the human trafficking
chain in Taiwan, she said at a news conference in Taipei.
The 30-minute documentary tells the stories of a
Vietnamese women who was tricked into coming
to Taipei to work in a karaoke bar, a Taiwanese
prisoner who trafficked Chinese women to Taiwan
to provide sex services, a Cambodian man exploited
in Thailand, and an Indonesian woman who was
sold to somebody in Malaysia, where she was
subsequently abused.
Hsieh Li-kung, director-general of Taiwan's National
Immigration Agency, who also attended the news
conference, said he hopes the public will understand
more about the impact of human trafficking through
the documentary.
Different Taiwanese government agencies and
local non-governmental groups have been working
to fight the problem, Hsieh said, adding that positive
results have been delivered.
For example, in recognition of its anti-trafficking efforts,
Taiwan has received Tier 1 ranking in the Trafficking
in Persons Report compiled by U.S. Department of
State for three consecutive years since 2010, he said.
However, more work is needed to reduce the
number of victims and provide better protection
to those who have fallen victim to human trafficking, he added.
The news conference was also attended by Christopher
Marut, director of the Taipei office of the American Institute
in Taiwan, one of the sponsors of the documentary project.
Noting that millions of people around the world are
forced to work against their will, Marut said in Mandarin
Chinese that he expects the documentary will help
increase people's understanding of the issue.
The documentary, which was completed last week,
will be premiered on MTV Taiwan on Oct. 7. It will be
reshown three times throughout the month, the channel said.
The documentary involving Taiwan cases is part of a series
that includes more than 10 Asian countries such as
China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam,
according to MTV.
(By Elaine Hou)
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