Huy Han has worked making carpets with CfC since 2006. She has six children, three of which attend school regularly and no longer work in the Thai market. Huy Han earns $77 per month; she could earn more, but her children who used to help her moved to Malaysia for work—possibly as trafficking victims.
Because she earns less than she spends, she has an outstanding loan from a moneylender. She borrowed the loan originally to send her husband and daughter to work in Thailand. She owes 10,000 Baht (about $322) on the loan with a 20 percent interest rate per month.
She also has health care expenses. One of her sons has a goiter and Huy Han purchases medicine from a market store, which costs only $1 for minor illnesses, but if this does not alleviate the pain, she needs to take her son to a private hospital that costs $9 per visit.
Huy Han agrees that her life has changed since joining CfC. Her children live healthier lives and can go to school. She hopes that they will finish grade 12. But, because she has less disposable income, she worries about paying back her debt. Huy Han hopes she can work harder on the carpets or perhaps get her sister and daughter to help her.
