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The New Anti-Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling Act of Sierra Leone: Implications for Policy and Practice
March 14, 2023

The New Anti-Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling Act of Sierra Leone: Implications for Policy and Practice

Introduction This policy brief provides an insight into the content of the new Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling amendment Act …

The Migrant Workers Who Follow Climate Disasters
March 10, 2023

The Migrant Workers Who Follow Climate Disasters

A growing group of laborers is trailing hurricanes and wildfires the way farmworkers follow crops, contracting for big disaster-recovery firms, and facing …

March 10, 2023

‘We ferried 500 men out’: how an organizer foiled one of America’s biggest human trafficking operations

‘Guest worker programs are a complete failure in the US. They hurt immigrant workers and employers.’ Photograph: Resilience Force In his …

March 9, 2023

UN committee urges China to dismantle forced labour systems

Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress, poses at a United States-backed Uyghur photo exhibit of dozens of people …

March 9, 2023

Human trafficking survivors could be sent to Rwanda, new guidance says

The government will be able to send survivors of human trafficking – who are known to have suffered “physical or psychological harm” …

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections
March 9, 2023

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the state’s …

March 8, 2023

‘Pig butchering’: Former romance scammer reveals tactics

Watch video here. In recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance …

March 7, 2023

Representing Human Trafficking as Gendered Violence: Doing Cultural Violence

Abstract: Human trafficking for sexual exploitation is a major concern for many international actors. In anti-trafficking campaigns sex trafficking is …

The complicated path to avoiding cotton from Xinjiang
March 7, 2023

The complicated path to avoiding cotton from Xinjiang

With its slogan “We Care”, the mountaineering and trekking company Mammut casts itself as a pioneer of sustainability. None of …

Focus on Human Trafficking Shifts From Cambodia to Myanmar
March 7, 2023

Focus on Human Trafficking Shifts From Cambodia to Myanmar

Cambodian authorities were disbelieving when persistent reports began emerging early last year that Chinese organized crime syndicates had established a …