Current and emerging forms of slavery

Annual Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences

Each year the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and consequences is requested by the Human Rights Council (formerly the Commission) and by the General Assembly to present an annual report assessing current features of slavery, the effectiveness of efforts and gaps that need to be bridged to better tackle emerging forms of slavery.

RESPECT, as the Tech Against Trafficking’s Research Lead, is proud to have contributed to this year’s report.

Current and emerging forms of slavery - Report of the Special Rapporteur (English) DOWNLOAD

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Accelerating the use of tech to combat human trafficking

Authors: Hannah Darnton, program manager in ethics, technology and human rights at Business for Social Responsibility. Thi Hoang, analyst at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. There is a growing need for the development and support of technologies working...

Global Tech Companies, Partners Identify Tools to Fight Human Trafficking – A Progress Report on the Tech Against Trafficking Initiative

In June 2018, a coalition of global tech companies, civil society organizations, and international institutions jointly launched Tech Against Trafficking (TAT), a cooperative effort to support the eradication of human trafficking and in which the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized...

Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking

GuidancePublications

Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking is the final report of the Liechtenstein Initiative for a Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, which has now formed Finance Again...Read More

TAGS: Due Diligence Financial sector Europe Global

Financial Institutions Sharing Data Related to Human Trafficking

Publications

Sharing of information between financial institutions related to potential money laundering and human trafficking activities is essential in the fight against modern slavery. However, the laws covering personal data privacy, anti-money laundering, ...Read More

TAGS: Financial sector Asia

Disconnected: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Call Center Workers‘ rights in Tunisia and Morocco

COVID-19 resourcesPublications

The global spread of COVID-19 has prompted unprecedented measures to contain the virus, including the temporary shutdown of business and widespread restrictions on movement. Around the world, travel plans and workplaces have been disrupted and work ...Read More

TAGS: Reporting Africa

Thailand Bound: An Exploration of Labor Migration Infrastructures in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Lao PDR

Publications

The risks to migrant workers using informal and unregulated labour migration channels are well documented: forced labour, including labour trafficking; debt bondage primarily due to high recruitment fees; child labour; excessive work hours; underpay...Read More

TAGS: Asia