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Thailand: Burmese Youth Working on Construction Sites


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.

Gary Black, BA
Video produced by Burmese youth participating in the human rights training project in Thailand supported by Terre des Hommes France and led by the Foundation for Education and Development.

These youth learnt how to use a video camera and then went out to meet other young Burmese who left their country to work on construction sites in southern Thailand in order to help their families.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Social and behavioral sciences
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Define types of trafficking Understand the impact on individuals and families

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 27 years experience in creating health communication visual media in North Carolina. I am also the Co-Founder of the APHA Global Public Health Film Festival. In conjunction with Dr. Pamela Luna, I helped create information sessions on Human Trafficking in the UK. While there, I met with Ignacio Packer, Secretary General of Terre des Hommes. Due to his inability to travel to Chicago, he asked that I introduce this film.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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