2020 marked the five-year anniversary of the signing of the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (the Convention).
The ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking Programme (ASEAN ACT) is a 10-year partnership funded by the Australian Government that works with ASEAN Member States to support the implementation of the Convention, particularly those obligations that protect and uphold victim rights and advance gender equality and social inclusion.
As a way of marking the Convention’s five-year anniversary, this Report looks at the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Annual Reports that the ASEAN Member States have published in 2020.
Human trafficking victims who are exploited in the commercial sex industry try are highly likely to be arrested for offenses catalyzed by their victimization. The resulting criminal records shadow survivors out of trafficking and serve as barriers t...Read More
Trafficking in human beings is a global phenomenon encountered with by almost all countries in the world – either as countries of origin, transit, or final destination for the victims. Due to the complexity of the very phenomenon, numerous United ...Read More
Almost 21 million people (a conservative estimate) are trapped in conditions of forced labor that generates over $150 billion in profits for other parties. Of these workers, over 75% are exploited within the traditional private sector, esp...Read More
In 2020, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) initiated a research project to document migrant and trafficked women’s experiences with social and economic inclusion. Some of the questions we sought to answer included: wha...Read More
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