Face to face with human trafficking

This article was first published in The Straits Times on Monday, Sept 8, 2008.

I’m a little concerned that post-editing, trafficking and prostitution appear synonymous, so I must say now that there is a difference, but here is the piece as it was published.

THE cupcakes were the easy part.Three months ago, I set out to raise funds for a human-trafficking study trip to Thailand by selling these cheerful confections. Sure, it was hard work slaving in three kitchens over six days to whip up more than 350 of them.