Making Penang a slave-free state
By James Lochhead
October 2014 FEATURE
Trafficking in human beings is the second most lucrative criminal activity in the world after the trade in illegal drugs, and the Asia Pacific region accounts for by far the biggest percentage. It is an absolutely horrendous crime devastating the lives of millions of women, children and men; huge profits are made on the backs of human misery.Penang is not immune to human trafficking. Women, men and children from Penang have been and are being trafficked, and many more are...
James Lochhead
has been involved with a wide variety of initiatives in Penang since 1980. These include initiatives related to local democracy, gender equality, arts and creativity, child protection, human trafficking, and work with migrant and refugee communities. He was one of the original team for the Gender Responsive Budgeting project, started under Penang Women's Development Corporation in 2011.
