FROM BONDAGE TO FREEDOM 21 Thai officials in the trafficking of Burmese women to Thailand. Women reported instances of being transported into Thailand by policemen in uniform, armed and often, police and care clients of the brothels49. 11. Vulnerability to Growth in Tourism Tourism industry has grown worldwide and especially in developing countries, as a part and parcel of globalization. Tourists come to the developing countries from different parts of the World for easy and cheap sexual gratification especially with children. American men along with Europeans are reportedly the most numerous sex tourists in Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras), South East Asia (India, Sri Lanka)50. Not only is it the perverse psyche that makes them use children as objects of sex, but it is also the scare of AIDS that generates a demand for virgin girls. 12. Vulnerability to Adoption With birth rates falling in many of the developed worlds, adoption from developing countries with higher fertility rates is common. The need for children has put pressure on sending countries to respond quickly to the growing demand often without having the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to proceed properly. This situation has led to abuses and creation of an international market for adoptable children. Trafficking of children for the purpose of adoption is continuously increasing, and in some countries it is reported that the fees charged by intermediaries to handle adoptions range from $5,000 to $30,000 per child51. G. Consequences of Trafficking Trafficking is detrimental to the individual who is trafficked as well as for the country involved, be it a sending, receiving and / or transit country. The magnitude of the consequences can be gauged by viewing trafficking as: 1. Problem of crime 49 Ibid. 50 Ibid. 51 HAQUE, Child Trafficking in India, HAQUE, Centre for Child Rights, New Delhi, September 2001, p.25.