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Webinar: Germany’s New Law On Corporate Supply Chain Due Diligence
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Webinar: Germany’s New Law On Corporate Supply Chain Due Diligence

Mekong Club does amazing work. We are publishing their webinar to bring attention to it here. Please get involved with Mekong Club (sign up for their newsletter here). The rest of this is from their communications or the YouTube page for this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0Qtyvc_tA Presentation Download the presentation here. Email from Mekong Greetings from the…

Trafficking survivors in East Asia need greater representation
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Trafficking survivors in East Asia need greater representation

The majority of people who experience modern slavery are in the Asia Pacific region, nearly 60% of the estimated 50 million according to the latest Global Estimates on Modern Slavery.  However, it is rare that trafficking survivors in this area are able to feed into the development of anti-trafficking  programmatic work and government policies. Barriers…

Modern Slavery & Shipping: Exploitation at Sea (from Mekong Club)
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Modern Slavery & Shipping: Exploitation at Sea (from Mekong Club)

Greetings from the Mekong Club, On behalf of the Institute for Human Rights and Business and The Mission to Seafarers, we would like to thank those who were able to join our “Modern Slavery & Shipping: Exploitation at Sea” webinar. We hope you enjoyed it! You can find a recording of the presentation HERE. (Editor’s note: it is also embedded above.) I…

Southeast Asia job scams: Hong Kong’s inadequate response to victims’ plight ‘shows need for stronger human trafficking laws’
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Southeast Asia job scams: Hong Kong’s inadequate response to victims’ plight ‘shows need for stronger human trafficking laws’

Security chief says existing laws are sufficient, but experts call for ‘bespoke’ trafficking legislation Authorities received 41 requests for help since January, set up task force only early this month Hong Kong lacks tough laws and an effective network with countries in the region to combat human trafficking scams, according to legal experts and analysts….

Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
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Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming

Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…

Free Resources to Fight Modern Slavery from The Mekong Club
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Free Resources to Fight Modern Slavery from The Mekong Club

Roles & Responsibilities Chart: This tool summarizes the typical roles and responsibilities employees/decision-makers play in addressing modern slavery compliance and risk within supply chains.

Modern Slavery Risk Map: Search by country and commodity to see where the risk of modern slavery is found. This tool brings together various data sources into one map.