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Migrant Smuggling in Asia
Figure 13. Destination countries in East Asia, South-East Asia, North America and Oceania for
the smuggling of migrants from East Asia
Mongolia
China
Thailand
DPR Korea
Republic
of
Korea
Hong Kong (China)
Macau (China)
Philippines
Japan
North America
Malaysia
China
Hong Kong (China)
Japan
Macau (China)
Mongolia
DPR Korea
Republic of Korea
Australia
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
The map is an elaboration of UNODC based on selected sources.
5.4.2 Smuggling to South-East Asia
Some sources noted that Chinese irregular
migrants from Yunnan Province may use Lao
PDR as a transit point to reach Thailand, often
facilitated by migrant smugglers. 57
Significant numbers of female smuggled migrants
from China have been found residing illegally in
Malaysia, where they likely work in the low-skilled
manufacturing and domestic work sectors. 58
Additionally, Malaysia is a transit point for
smuggling Chinese nationals due to the availability
of on-arrival visas. 59
5.4.3 Smuggling from China to Western Europe
Two main routes seem to be used to smuggle
migrants from China to Western Europe: The
first is via Russia, the Baltic States and/or Eastern
European countries, and the second route involves
travel via Turkey and the Balkans. Smuggled
migrants typically travel by air for the first part of
their journey before they continue by land using
cars, trucks or trains, often employing clandestine
means of migration. 60 While it appears that most
Chinese migrants use a combination of airborne
and overland methods, there are instances in
which migrants travel directly from China on
commercial flights to one of Europe’s main
international airports. 61
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