Matt Friedman is the CEO of the MeKong Club and is an international human trafficking expert. From 2006 to 2012, Matt was the Regional Project Manager of the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) in Thailand, an inter-agency coordinating body that links the United Nations system with governments and civil society groups in China, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. From 1991-2006, Matt worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Thailand, Bangladesh and Nepal. For over a decade, he worked passionately to design and manage both domestic and regional human trafficking programs. He also helped establish a counter-trafficking regional training centre, participated in resource mobilization, and produced two award-winning international films about sex trafficking. Matt is a technical advisor to numerous governments. He is frequently cited in the news media, has been invited to speak at major conferences around the world, and is the author of nine books.
Here are some of the articles that Matt has written and resources we thought you may enjoy:
- https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2162813/ending-modern-slavery-business-possible-heres-how
- https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2113083/hong-kong-showing-way-asia-fight-modern-slavery-says-head-ngo-harnesses
- https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1689987/companies-should-do-more-clean-dirty-business-forced-labour
- https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2101175/human-trafficking-global-crime-and-world-must-join-fight-end
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