Year-on-year, the number of migrant fishers crewing United Kingdom-flagged fishing vessels is seemingly increasing. Primarily from European states, the Philippines, and Ghana with fewer numbers of fishers from Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka, there have long been concerns and reports of systemic pay and wage inequalities, pervasive labour abuses, and exploitative immigration schemes. In January 2020, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) (2007) Work in Fishing Convention (C188) came into force in the United Kingdom (UK). In conjunction with the Modern Slavery Act, on paper, the UK has one of the most stringent fisheries labour regulation environments; yet the abuse of migrants continues.
Over the past decade, third-party labor recruiters who facilitate employment for migrant workers across low- and middle-income countries have often been considered by the counter-trafficking community as one of the main entry points into human traff...Read More
Minerals extracted by hand from the African Great Lakes region are in huge demand. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda produce nearly half the world’s coltan, the main ore of tantalum, as well as large amounts of tin and tungsten...Read More
Do you know of any technology tools developed in your regions and/or in the local language(s) with the aim to combat human trafficking? These tech tools can be a simple mobile app informing potential trafficking victims of the risks of labo...Read More
Deadline for Submissions: 15 November 2021 The Anti-Trafficking Review calls for papers for a special issue themed 'Migration, Sexuality, and Gender Identity'. This special issue will bridge the fields of queer, migration, and ...Read More
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