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Preventing Sex Trafficking and Re-Trafficking of Women in Ukraine and Thailand Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SEXUAL ABUSE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROTECTION This study explored the factors that make women vulnerable to sex trafficking and re-trafficking and aims to contribute to the current literature on prevention. In Ukraine, victims participated in a focus group, and an expert was interviewed. An expert in Thailand was also interviewed. While other factors may be more important in other geographical areas, findings from this exploratory research in Thailand and Ukraine suggest that the current literature is correct. In Ukraine, the lack of access to jobs, not necessarily a lack of education, made women vulnerable to trafficking; insecurity due to global economic development and a transition to a free market in the absence of a social safety net also contributed; and marital disruption leading to single parenting was also a major factor. There is also a need for awareness raising campaigns letting women know where to get help in case they become victims. 2026-09-30T11:42:37Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33351528.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Preventing_Sex_Trafficking_and_Re-Trafficking_of_Women_in_Ukraine_and_Thailand/33351528 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0