[Special Exhibition] Next Issue of 112: Wanting Victims of Human Trafficking—Special Exhibition on the Tragedy to End Modern Slavery
In order to arouse society's attention to the issue of human trafficking, end the phenomenon of victim blaming, and end the behavior of human trafficking, the AMA Peace and Women's Human Rights Museum special exhibition "Victims of Human Trafficking Wanted - Special Exhibition to End Modern Slavery" will be held in 2023 Held on July 7 (Friday).
During World War II, a group of young Taiwanese women from poor families were lured by agents or brokers to work overseas in order to improve their family circumstances, only to find themselves becoming comfort women or military sex slaves. 80 years later, the epidemic has brought about unemployment and debt problems. Many young people also went to work abroad because of misunderstanding high-paying job advertisements on the Internet or introductions from others, and eventually became victims of human trafficking. Two groups of young people from different time and space are facing the same difficulties and injuries. The expenses for this special exhibition were subsidized by the Taipei City Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Ministry of Culture. Jiubo Art and Culture Company was responsible for the display design. Using various display techniques, the two incidents of human trafficking that occurred in different eras were connected in series and interactively experienced. Let visitors gain an in-depth understanding of the context, methods, trafficking routes, injuries and impacts of human trafficking, tear off the stigmatization and discriminatory labels on victims, and then jointly support victims and prevent human trafficking.
The special exhibition will highlight the true stories of comfort women who were victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. At that time, due to the poor social employment environment and poverty in their families, the grandmothers were lured by employers, intermediaries, and others to work overseas with high salaries. Only after arriving at their destination did they find that they had to work as comfort women. As long as they disobey, refuse to become comfort women, or escape, they will be imprisoned, deprived of food, and even subjected to violence.
At the same time, the special exhibition focuses on the contemporary issue of human trafficking. In 2021, affected by the epidemic, many people went to Cambodia, Myanmar, Dubai and other places to work, hoping to pay off debts and reduce economic pressure through cross-border work opportunities. However, once they arrive at their destination, their passports and mobile phones may be confiscated for various reasons and monitored. If they are unwilling to work or try to escape, they will face high liquidated damages or ransoms, and may even be beaten, sexually assaulted, imprisoned, trafficked, and even traded for their organs. When victims obey and perform fraud tasks, they may still face beatings or being trafficked as long as their performance is not good. Some of the information displayed in this section is provided by the Global Anti-Fraud Organization (GASO) and the British research consulting company HRC.
In addition, the special exhibition also displays cases of foreign young people being trafficked to Taiwan in the name of sightseeing and studying. Human traffickers traffic women to Taiwan to engage in illegal sex trade in the name of tourism, or they take advantage of the government's new southbound policy. Agents assist overseas schools in recruiting students to attract young students to Taiwan in the name of free or low-tuition study abroad. However, these students are placed in Working illegally in factories or doing jobs with high working hours. Once victims enter Taiwan, their passports may be withheld, and they may be forced to sign unreasonable contracts or owe money as a means of controlling them, subject to sexual exploitation, labor exploitation and other inhumane treatment.
The special exhibition will convey to visitors the seriousness and cruelty of the problem of human trafficking through multimedia displays, real-life story presentations and interactive experiences. A series of lectures on human trafficking will also be held. At the same time, we will also call on the government, the international community and everyone to work together to end the tragedy of human trafficking and protect the dignity and freedom of all people.
Special exhibition details:
Date: 2023/07/07-2023/12/30
Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-17:00
Venue: ANA Peace and Women’s Human Rights Center (5th Floor, No. 32, Section 3, Chengde Road, Datong District, Taipei City)
Admission fee: 30 yuan/person
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