Asia's Underworld

Luring victims with grandiose promises of profitable employment, deceit and cunning are the name of the game for human traffickers. The lucrative industry of selling people like property is believed to churn out annual revenue of more than US$5 billion. The UN estimates nearly 2.5 million people from 127 countries are being trafficked around the world, forced into prostitution, begging syndicates or sold as cheap labour. We zoom in on Southeast Asian hotspots spanning Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia where illegal dealers, helpless victims and fierce authorities reveal true accounts of this intricate crime world.