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*Based on a true story. Saida* woke slowly to the purr of idling engines and voices around her. Headlights lit up the night. She was sitting upright, propped between two other people, a man and a woman. Gradually, her brain registered the slow forward movement underneath and the hands gripping the handlebars in front of…
Our investigations team was recently informed of Asha*, a female en route to Kuwait for promised employment. Her husband, Sitaram*, was a mason in their village in South Asia, but due to chronic leg pain, he was unable to walk properly and struggled to provide for his family. Their economic situation was dire as they…
Victims of human trafficking come from every region of the globe. Increasingly, survivors are taking the lead in the fight against the crime and in helping its victims to heal. To understand the scope of the problem, caused primarily by criminals subjecting victims to forced labor or sex trafficking, one need only see the International Labour Organization estimates, which…
Five Namibian teenagers were en route to Russia for the purpose of pursuing an education when one of our monitors approached them for questioning. When the monitor asked where they would be studying in Russia, the group was unable to provide the name of the university. They explained that they had been studying medicine online…
Kuala Lumpur: Shocked by the exorbitant cost of hiring a maid, many Malaysians have resorted to unregistered agents to solve their problem. With ‘sky high’ fees of up to RM15,000, they are left with no choice but to resort to these agencies which offer lower fees. In the end, many have reportedly lost huge amounts…
THE recent United Nations report on the rising incidence of modern slavery should be a concern for the Philippines, where remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) drive growth. Besides their economic contribution, OFWs comprise an important political sector, and they have been called heroes for bearing high social costs in choosing to work abroad. The…
Child Labour Essay: We live in an age where many of us are privileged enough to enjoy technology-driven amenities, or to acquire education from a proper school, or to satisfy our hunger thrice a day. But, there are still some children out in the world who have not even relished a fraction of such comforts….
Secretary for Security Chris Tang says city already has ‘over 50 different offences’ laid down in various ordinances to handle cases of human trafficking Six residents freed from captivity in Southeast Asia set to return to Hong Kong on Friday afternoon Hong Kong’s security chief has insisted the city already has “sufficient and robust” legal…
Recently, our team in Malawi received a call from the police about a 64-year-old woman named Eunice* who was keeping 52 people on her property under the false promise of finding them good jobs and safe accommodations. With the help of the police, our team went to the compound where these people were being kept…
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