Migration
Human Trafficking and the War in Ukraine: A Year Since the War Started
When the war in Ukraine started the people in my home country of Romania united in their efforts to assist …
Visibly Invisible – Sex Workers in the EU
The formation of the European Union (EU) in the 1990s turned a stark spotlight onto migration, trafficking, and smuggling across …
Avoiding Cascading Effects: Why Suspension of The Davis-Bacon Act May Allow Forced/Exploited Labor
This blog post is Part 1 of a 3 part series on the intersection of human trafficking and disaster response …
Climate Crisis = Human Crisis: At the Crossroads of Climate Change and Human Trafficking
By: Rebekah Enoch: Program Director, Human Trafficking Search In 2008, with climate change becoming a growing global concern, I began …
Human Suffering and Migration Management: The Crisis at the Poland-Belarus Border Explained
In mid-November, Poland grabbed the headlines, not because of a further attempt to restrict the right to abortion, or attacks …
Domestic Workers, Forced Labor, and the Locked Doors of Covid-19
In October 2019, BBC News Arabic conducted an undercover investigation in the Middle East. Two reporters, posing as a husband …
Spotlighting Action: Migrants Empowering Migrant Guestworkers through the Power of Information and Technology at Contratados.org
Contratados.org is a portal, made by immigrants, for immigrant guestworkers, that provides secure anonymous employer reviews. This allows migrants in the guestworker program to regain some power in the inherently employer-favored power dynamic that the H2-A and H2-B guestworker visas promote.
What’s Behind Your Cup of Tea?
70,000 cups of tea are consumed globally every second! As the world’s top beverage after water, learn how this massive industry is key in combatting unfair labor practices.
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.
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.