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The Dark Side of Voluntourism: Orphanage Trafficking

Young Australian backpackers heading overseas may want to think twice before volunteering at an orphanage in a developing country. According to Save the Children Australia, Bali, Thailand and Cambodia have seen the number of orphanages increase by up to 500% as 'voluntourism' — volunteering while on vacation — has drastically increased across Southeast Asia. But there's a darker side to this trend: children are being trafficked into orphanages.

| Sunday August 18, 2019
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