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The Global Estimates: a call to action this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
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The Global Estimates: a call to action this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Today marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. This day is focused on countering contemporary forms of slavery, such as forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. In September this year, the new Global Estimates of Modern Slavery were released by Walk Free, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the International…

US ambassador offers increased help fighting human trafficking in meeting with Sar Kheng
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US ambassador offers increased help fighting human trafficking in meeting with Sar Kheng

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng reiterated to the US ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy that Cambodia was committed to combating all forms of human trafficking, pointing to the complex nature of the crime today due to technology as one barrier to effective enforcement. Sar Kheng met with Murphy for talks on November 4 at…

Foreign court hears legal case from Uyghurs for the first time ever
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Foreign court hears legal case from Uyghurs for the first time ever

In what is believed to be the first time ever, according to ABC news, a foreign court has heard legal arguments from Uyghurs regarding forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The case is being brought against the U.K. home secretary, HM Revenue and Customs and the National Crime Agency (NCA) by…

Human trafficking cases: Only 1.5pc see conviction
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Human trafficking cases: Only 1.5pc see conviction

Seven years ago, Mohammad Sabuj and his neighbour Mohiuddin Sarkar from Cumilla’s Daudkandi paid around Tk 13 lakh to six people who lured them with well-paying jobs in Germany. In February 2015, the six traffickers sent the two to India, assuring them that getting the German visa would be easier there. But Sabuj and Sarkar…

95% of human trafficking survivors in shelter homes are Nigerians – Gender Ministry
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95% of human trafficking survivors in shelter homes are Nigerians – Gender Ministry

Ninety-five percent (95%) of the survivors of human trafficking are Nigerians. These persons are currently being sheltered by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection with the majority being Nigerians. The youngest among the victims is a 12 years old girl. Deputy Director in charge of the Human Trafficking Secretariat at the Ministry Mrs….

Coordinated response to human trafficking urged – The Express Tribune
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Coordinated response to human trafficking urged – The Express Tribune

ISLAMABAD – Speakers of a consultative session have called for concerted efforts to cope with human trafficking and migrant smuggling. They were speaking at the consultative session conducted under the EU-funded GLO.ACT – Global Action to Address Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants (GLOACT – Asia and the Middle East). The United Nations…

Modern slavery is unseen because it's convenient | The Future of Work Podcast – ILO Voices
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Modern slavery is unseen because it's convenient | The Future of Work Podcast – ILO Voices

The number of people in modern slavery has risen significantly in the last five years. 10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021 compared to 2016 global estimates. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable. Modern slavery also occurs in almost every country in the world, and cuts across ethnic, cultural and religious lines….

Why unions can’t ignore incarcerated workers
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Why unions can’t ignore incarcerated workers

An estimated two thirds of the more than one million prisoners in the United States today are incarcerated workers. With many prisoners earning less than a dollar an hour, and those who refuse to work often facing vicious retaliation in the form of punitive solitary confinement, labor exploitation is an important part of what makes…

Trafficking in persons: Are Nigerian laws enough to fight the menace? – Tribune Online
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Trafficking in persons: Are Nigerian laws enough to fight the menace? – Tribune Online

As the world and Nigeria renew commitment to curbing human trafficking internally and externally, YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE reports that implementation of laws and policies against human trafficking and forced labour remains a challenge in the fight to stop trafficking in persons. Experts believe Nigeria has not been able to effectively use the instrumentality of the law…

Japan failing to eliminate human trafficking in intern program | The Asahi Shimbun
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Japan failing to eliminate human trafficking in intern program | The Asahi Shimbun

WASHINGTON — Japan has once again scored poorly on its efforts to stop human trafficking and forced labor in a U.S. State Department report released this week, failing to move up in the international rankings. The country landed in Tier 2 of all three placements for the third straight year in the State Department’s annual…