This report presents findings from two case studies conducted in Burma as part of a larger exploratory research project undertaken by Verité in 2018-2019, with the aim of examining the linkages between environmental degradation and vulnerability to trafficking in persons (TIP) and other labour abuses.

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Modern Slavery in Nepal: Understanding the problem and existing responses
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Survey data suggests that a minimum, some 229,000 Nepali's were subject to some form of modern slavery in 2014. While some of this involved victims and offenders within Nepal itself, a significant proportion is likely to have been exploited outside ...Read More

TAGS: Asia
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Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on those most vulnerable to forced labour and human trafficking. Around the world, communities already suffering from poverty and exploitation have borne the brunt of the pandemic and its economic fallout. Th...Read More

Assessment of outreach and engagement with prospective migrants by the agencies recruiting labourers for foreign employment, IDS working paper 571
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This study was conducted to identify the gaps in policies and practices of labour recruitment in Nepal and assess the outreach and engagement of major formal labour intermediaries, private recruitment agencies (PRAs) and pre-departure orientation tr...Read More

Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022
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This 7th edition of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons captures our world at a fragile tipping point. For the first time in the 20 years that the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has collected data on trafficking in persons...Read More

TAGS: Global