Posts by: Human Trafficking Search

Kafala System – A Gateway to Slavery
April 17, 2018

Kafala System – A Gateway to Slavery

Kafala, sponsorship, is an employment framework in the Gulf States – as well as Lebanon and Jordan –  that requires …

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Extractive Industries and Human Trafficking in Latin America
April 10, 2018

Extractive Industries and Human Trafficking in Latin America

Latin America is endowed with some of the world’s largest oil, gas and mineral resources deposits. In the past two …

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Human Trafficking and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
April 3, 2018

Human Trafficking and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Since August 2017 over 650,000 Rohingya have fled their homes in Myanmar to seek safety in neighboring Bangladesh. Driven from …

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Can Myanmar’s Libraries Help Combat Human Trafficking?
March 28, 2018

Can Myanmar’s Libraries Help Combat Human Trafficking?

This week’s blog is guest authored by Mi Ki Kyaw Myint of The Asia Foundation.  In June, the U.S. State Department …

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2017 Human Trafficking Statistics
March 20, 2018

2017 Human Trafficking Statistics

Last week Polaris released the 2017 human trafficking statistics as reported by the National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH). The hotline is …

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Human Trafficking Events at CSW62
March 13, 2018

Human Trafficking Events at CSW62

The 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62) began yesterday, March 12, and will run through …

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Forced Marriage: A Form of Modern-day Slavery
March 6, 2018

Forced Marriage: A Form of Modern-day Slavery

The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 40.3 million people are enslaved around the world. Of those, 15.4 million are …

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Illicit Massage Businesses: A Guest Blog by Polaris
February 20, 2018

Illicit Massage Businesses: A Guest Blog by Polaris

This week’s blog is guest authored by Polaris. With names like “Good Girl Spa,” and signs advertising “hot Asian women,” …

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Modern-day Slavery & Environmental Destruction: A Discussion with Kevin Bales
February 13, 2018

Modern-day Slavery & Environmental Destruction: A Discussion with Kevin Bales

If slavery were a country, it would be the third largest producer of CO2 in the world after China and …

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State-sponsored Slavery: a North Korean Export
February 6, 2018

State-sponsored Slavery: a North Korean Export

The Global Slavery Index reports that over one million North Koreans are estimated to be in modern-day slavery. Of those, …

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