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...

Global Flagship Programme Implementation

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The objective of the IPEC+ Global Flagship Programme – in line with target 8.7 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, adopted by the United Nations in 2015 – is to provide ILO leadership in global efforts to eradicate all forms of child la...Read More

TAGS: Construction & Security Services Agriculture, Horticulture & Landscaping Global

Sex Trafficking at the Border: An Exploration of Anti-Trafficking Efforts in the Pacific Northwest

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The prevalence of human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labour in the Pacific Northwest has been well documented in recent years. This paper focuses specifically on trafficking for sex work across the British Columbia ...Read More

TAGS: North America

Human Trafficking and Risky Migration Routes: DATA insights from SOMALI Civil Society Organisations

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The anti-trafficking Somali Civil Society Organisations (CSO) Coalition, Freedom Collaborative and GIZ, working under the Better Migration Management (BMM II) programme, are pleased to share a new report on Somali human trafficking and risky migrati...Read More

TAGS: Reporting Africa

Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by Belarus

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The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action Against Human Trafficking (GRETA) has published its second evaluation report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Anti-trafficking Convention by Belarus. The report assesses progress i...Read More

TAGS: Recruitment Europe