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Behind Closed Doors: Forced Labour in the Domestic Work Sector in Singapore
August 1, 2021

Behind Closed Doors: Forced Labour in the Domestic Work Sector in Singapore

This report examines the issue of forced labour (FL) among Singapore’s migrant domestic worker (MDW) population. Engaged in essential care …

Banning Hope: Bangladesh Garment Workers Seeking a Dollar an Hour Face Mass Firings, Violence, and False Arrests
August 1, 2021

Banning Hope: Bangladesh Garment Workers Seeking a Dollar an Hour Face Mass Firings, Violence, and False Arrests

The government and apparel factory owners in Bangladesh have carried out a brutal crackdown on garment workers in retaliation for …

Bad Dreams: Exploitation and Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia
August 1, 2021

Bad Dreams: Exploitation and Abuse of Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia

“It was like a bad dream” is the way one migrant worker from the Philippines summed up his experiences in …

Backpage and Bitcoin: Uncovering Human Traffickers
August 1, 2021

Backpage and Bitcoin: Uncovering Human Traffickers

Sex trafficking and slavery remain amongst the most grievous issues the world faces, supporting a multi-billion dollar industry that cuts …

Developing a Framework for Combatting Corruption Related to Trafficking in Persons
August 1, 2021

Developing a Framework for Combatting Corruption Related to Trafficking in Persons

Illicit trade is a multi-billion dollar business (Table 1) and an increasing concern for countries. It ranges from trade in …

“At what price, honour?” Research into domestic trafficking of Vietnamese (girl) children for sexual exploitation, From urban slums in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
August 1, 2021

“At what price, honour?” Research into domestic trafficking of Vietnamese (girl) children for sexual exploitation, From urban slums in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The overall situation in Cambodia for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children is dire1 : …

At Risk of Forced Labour? An exploratory study into working conditions in the textile & apparel sector in the National Capital Region, India
August 1, 2021

At Risk of Forced Labour? An exploratory study into working conditions in the textile & apparel sector in the National Capital Region, India

Abstract This small-scale exploratory study aims to understand whether certain categories of workers in the textile and apparel sector in …

Asylum, Immigration Restrictions and Exploitation: Hyper-precarity as a lens for understanding and tackling forced labour
August 1, 2021

Asylum, Immigration Restrictions and Exploitation: Hyper-precarity as a lens for understanding and tackling forced labour

The topic of forced labour is receiving a growing amount of political and policy attention across the globe. This paper …

Assistance for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons
August 1, 2021

Assistance for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons

Trafficking in Persons has become a major concern for all countries of Western Africa. The Meeting of ECOWAS Heads of …

ASEAN & ACTIP: Using a Regional Legal Framework to Fight a Global Crime
August 1, 2021

ASEAN & ACTIP: Using a Regional Legal Framework to Fight a Global Crime

Executive Summary The comparison between each ASEAN member’s domestic laws and ACTIP, and the European Convention and ACTIP are found …