In 1992, Chris de Stoop‘s book “They are So Sweet Sir� uncovered the practice of European sex club owners recruiting women from the Philippines to Europe and forcing them into strip tease dancing and prostitution.

The publication of “They are so Sweet Sir� motivated the Belgian government to create an anti-trafficking task force, develop laws targeted specifically against human traffickers, and establish a network of shelters and counseling services for assisting victims of human trafficking.

In 2003 Chris de Stoop published a second book on human trafficking entitled,“They Came from the East�.

Written from the perspective of a fictionalized Albanian woman working as a prostitute in Europe, “They came from the East� describes a political system that has used the human trafficking cause to push political agendas more in the interest of politicians and non-governmental organizations, than those victimized by human trafficking networks.

In part one this audio interview, I spoke with Chris de Stoop about the differences between his two books.

We talk about how he discovered the original story of human trafficking in Belgium.

And we discuss his perceptions of the current counter human trafficking movement.

This interview took place in April of 2004 in Antwerp, Belgium