Laos govt opens shelter to house female trafficking victims

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VIENTIANE, May 9 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The government last week opened a shelter in Luang Namtha province to accommodate trafficking victims, mostly women and children, returning to Laos following their escape or release from enforced labour in neighbouring countries.

Construction of the shelter was funded by the government at a cost 4 billion kip and was officially opened recently in a ceremony led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security, General Vilay Lakhamfong, and attended by representatives of Luang Namtha province and other entities.