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From Sex Worker to Seamstress: The High Cost of Cheap Clothes

Cambodia's aggressive anti-trafficking campaign is designed to rescue and rehabilitate sex workers. But many women say authorities in Cambodia are actually forcing them into a trade where conditions and pay are even worse: making clothing for Western brands. VICE founder Suroosh Alvi traveled to Phnom Penh to speak with former and current sex workers, officials, and labor organizers to investigate what is happening to those swept up in the country’s trafficking crackdown.

English
  • Originally Aired October 16, 2014
  • Runtime 13 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Production Company VICE Media
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