Evidence of different forms of exploitation has been found in ASM communities in several countries: Peru, Colombia, Suriname, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo, among others. The informality that often characterizes ASM, as well as the lack of support from regulatory bodies complicates the task of understanding and managing the issue.With this toolkit, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), Humanity United and Solidaridad seek to fill an existing gap in preventing, identifying and dealing with forced labour in an ASM context. It is intended to help practitioners better understand how forced labour occurs in this context, and to give them more elements to tackle such situations.
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
Countries around the world have closed their external borders in a bid to control and isolate COVID-19. In these circumstances, criminals are finding new ways to abuse the vulnerability of irregular migrants wishing to enter or travel across Europe ...Read More
This report was prepared by Dr. Lisa Rende Taylor and Ohnmar Ei Ei Chaw, Issara Institute. Issara Institute programming in Myanmar and Thailand over the past year has focused on driving more ethical recruitment systems, down to the ‘first mileâ...Read More
The report focuses on the social aspects of supply chains and examines how contracting authorities in the EU can use social criteria to improve labour conditions in countries where poor labour standards are rife. The report draws on experiences an...Read More
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