Posts by: Human Trafficking Search

How Europe’s Migration Policy Helps Human Traffickers
May 1, 2019

How Europe’s Migration Policy Helps Human Traffickers

The money invested by Europe to prevent migrants from landing on its shores essentially subsidizes and boosts human smuggling profits. The more complex the border crossing, the more sophisticated the help that is needed. The more involved and risky the assistance, the more expensive it is, leading to an increase in fees, leading to more pay-later schemes – creating optimal conditions for human trafficking. Read more on how European immigration policies are bolstering the trafficking economy.

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Will Brexit Benefit Human Traffickers? The Increased Risks in a Post-Brexit Europe
April 15, 2019

Will Brexit Benefit Human Traffickers? The Increased Risks in a Post-Brexit Europe

Experts worry that Brexit will result in a surge of trafficking victims, and present new obstacles to prevention and prosecution. Although the UK has made tackling human trafficking a priority, there are as yet no detailed proposals for how to ensure that Brexit does not hinder the fight against modern slavery.

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Inside Hungary: When Overtime Becomes Slave-like Labor
March 5, 2019

Inside Hungary: When Overtime Becomes Slave-like Labor

In Hungary, laborers who are pushed to their limit, working up to 400 hours of overtime, may not see compensation …

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Human Trafficking Meets Human Smuggling at the Southern Border
February 19, 2019

Human Trafficking Meets Human Smuggling at the Southern Border

The nexus of human trafficking and human smuggling, two related but different crimes, is in the spotlight as President Trump …

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January 24, 2019

Is it Slavery? Cultural Competence versus Cultural Relativism

William is a 14-year-old orphan from Uganda. After his parents died, his mother’s relatives took him in to live with …

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Working with Interpreters
January 9, 2019

Working with Interpreters

Identifying victims, interviewing survivors, and designing interventions for recovery all often require the assistance of an interpreter. Interpretation is an …

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Spotlighting Action: Truckers Against Trafficking
December 20, 2018

Spotlighting Action: Truckers Against Trafficking

This week we feature an organization, Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), for the innovative way they are contributing to the fight …

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Child Soldier Use in South Sudan Still on the Rise
December 6, 2018

Child Soldier Use in South Sudan Still on the Rise

Child Soldier use has been on the rise throughout the 5-year civil war in South Sudan, the world’s youngest country. Child Soldiers are often forcibly recruited. Recruitment of children is practiced by both rebel factions and government forces.

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Inside Belize: How Human Trafficking Thrives when Governments are Complacent
November 21, 2018

Inside Belize: How Human Trafficking Thrives when Governments are Complacent

Belize is rated by the U.S. State Department as one of the worst countries in the world. Police officers work off-duty to protect traffickers and no traffickers were arrested in Belize in the past year.

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Thousands of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors, Unaccounted for
October 31, 2018

Thousands of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors, Unaccounted for

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.17.2″] On August 16, 2018, the Senate Homeland Security’s Permanent Subcommittee on …