This report considers how effectively the Action Plan to Tackle Trafficking in Persons and to Enhance Protection of Foreign Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong (the Action Plan) 1 has been implemented and, specifically, whether it has helped trafficked people access justice in Hong Kong SAR.
To inform this research, Stop Trafficking Of People (STOP) conducted in-depth interviews with 11 migrant workers who had been trafficked to Hong Kong for sexual or labour exploitation, and four civil society organisations that support trafficked people. The interviews explored trafficked migrants’ experience of using the justice system and how existing procedures might be improved to better meet survivors’ needs.
Government plans for two temporary migration programmes to bring workers to the UK after Brexit present significant risks of labour abuse and exploitation, including human trafficking. This briefing describes the two proposed programmes, explains th...Read More
Access to legal advice is crucial for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery but the legal aid funding system is failing them. Survivors are not able to access timely and quality, legally aided advice and representation when they need it, with ...Read More
Human trafficking has long-lasting implications for the well-being of trafficked people, families, and affected communities. Prevention and intervention efforts, however, have been stymied by a lack of information on the scale and scope of the probl...Read More
The data in this report represents signals and cases from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and is accurate as of July 30, 2020. Cases of trafficking may be ongoing or new information may revealed to the National Hotline over time. Consequen...Read More
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