The 1982 UN Law of the Sea was the largest ever annexation of our planet and our ocean. In one stroke, one-third of our planet was formally designated as ‘exclusive economic zones’, giving coastal countries rights to 200 miles of ocean around their continental shelf. The law came into force in 1994. This meant 35% of the world’s surface – equivalent to the planet’s total land area – or almost half of the world’s oceans now fell under the jurisdiction of nation states, rather than in international limbo, as much of the high seas are today. For several countries, particularly small island states, this meant that they were now over 90% underwater. However, governments have not kept pace with the evolution and reality of global ocean thinking. Many government departments with responsibility for our oceans are still siloed within individual ministries or agencies of, for example, fisheries, shipping, tourism, offshore energy or the environment, with few co-ordinating bodies or holistic ocean strategies.
The Accountability Hub (https://accountabilityhub.org/) aims to improve both government and corporate accountability for human trafficking, forced labour and slavery in national and global business supply chains. The Hub does this by generating a...Read More
Generally viewed as a problem only in 3rd world countries, sex trafficking is destroying the lives of men, women, and children all across the United States. The FBI reports that the average age that a girl or boy is first recruited into prostitut...Read More
The link between commodities and some of the worst forms of labor abuse in the global economy is coming under increasing scrutiny from stakeholders around the world. Several global campaigns seek to raise public awareness about goods produced under ...Read More
BAN Human Trafficking! is an educational gaming tool created by the 'Balkans ACT (Against Crime of Trafficking) Now!' project and funded by the European Union. BAN Human Trafficking! was created with the idea to inform young users about the issue o...Read More
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