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Cyber scams and trafficking: India’s Southeast Asian challenge
The BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers Retreat held earlier this month saw India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, address the online scam issue with …
Unions fight new Mauritius law exploiting migrant workers
On 25 July, the Mauritius Parliament amended the Private Recruitment Agencies Act to include “labour contractors,” allowing them to employ migrant …
From False Promises to Forced Labor: The Journey of Migrant Domestic Workers from Sierra Leone to Lebanon
Introduction Sierra Leone has for decades had one of the lowest UN Human Development Index, with alarming social indicators. Well …
IOM Nepal Formalizes MBHR Asia to Enhance Migrant Workers Rights and Ethical recruitment
Kathmandu – With 2.2 million Nepalese living abroad, mostly for employment, labour migration is a key aspect of Nepal’s socioeconomic landscape …
Cambodia Unveils New Five-Year Plan to Fight Human Trafficking
Cambodia has rolled out a new five-year strategic plan to prevent and combat human trafficking, with a particular focus on …
A frank discussion of CTIP challenges identifies a path for meaningful progress
Freedom Collaborative’s panel discussion at last week’s Asia Region Anti-Trafficking (ARAT) Conference in Bali raised important talking points for the …
Inadequate system in U.K. may be returning victims to traffickers
Thousands of potential trafficking victims known to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the U.K.’s decision-making body on modern slavery, lost …
Combatting migrant worker exploitation in Australia
Workplace exploitation of migrant workers is a longstanding issue in Australia, exacerbated by a fear of immigration repercussions that often …
Organ trafficking in a digital age
A recent investigation by Newsweek reveals the alarming use of social media and cryptocurrency in the organ trafficking trade. Modern technology is …
Unsafe migration in Africa creating a lucrative business for traffickers
Migration from anywhere involves a certain amount of risk, and migration routes across Africa are some of the most dangerous. …