Modern slavery?
ON April 16, 2022, a teenager in Karachi stepped out of her home early in the morning to throw garbage in the public bin nearby. She never returned home that…
An unsafe country
HOW safe a place is Pakistan for young women? According to the human rights ministry, in the last three years, 63,000 cases of violence against women were reported here. This…
Migrant farm workers in UK trapped by recruitment debt bondage
When Raj heard British farmers were hiring seasonal workers from Nepal last year, he jumped at the chance to earn what he thought would be a sizeable income for his…
Illicit financial flows in the region
A recent study (November 24, 2017) provides an assessment of routes, actors and sources of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and corruption in and between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal,…
Rich nations ramp up anti-slavery funding yet businesses urged to do more
The world's top economies have ramped up spending on the fight to eradicate modern-day slavery, according to new United Nations figures, but campaigners said businesses needed to play a greater…
Illicit financial flows in the region
A recent study (November 24, 2017) provides an assessment of routes, actors and sources of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and corruption in and between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal,…
Trapped in dying tea gardens, workers lose children to traffickers
Fagua Ooraon was running late for work when traffickers stopped outside his hut and said they were taking his teenage daughter with them to the city for better employment. Ooraon…
Trailing the traffickers, UK police in new role rescuing slaves
Inside one of Britain's biggest special anti-trafficking operations, police officers surrounded by files, forms and photographs attempt to unravel a complex network of crime. On a whiteboard, the faces of…
Of smugglers and kingpins: Southeast Asia’s big money trade in humans
Around $1,100 should have secured passage for each of the Rohingya migrants who were found adrift in the Andaman Sea - victims of a dark trade in humans that pivots…
Thailand struggles with dark side of vital fishing industry
The world's third-largest exporter of fish and fishery products, Thailand, is facing something of a crisis for its international reputation. The glamorous packaging of Thai seafood in supermarket fridges around…
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