‘Stop female slave trade’

United for acommon cause: TEDxWeldQuay curator and licensee Neoh Yee Ling (third left)taking a group photo with the speakers (from left) Kim, Syerleena, Wanis, Regina, Yoong, Boonsiri, Tan and Dr Hartini during break time at the Town Hall, Esplanade.

AROUND 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across the international borders every year and 80% of them are women.

Penang Stop Human Trafficking commu-nity worker Kim Khaira stressed that human trafficking equates to modern-day slavery.