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

Current and emerging forms of slavery - Report of the Special Rapporteur (Arabic) 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...

Vietnam Private Sector Assessment – A Preliminary Scoping Study

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The primary objective of the study is to provide a broadbased overview of the private sector in Vietnam as a stakeholder in combating modern slavery in the country. The following secondary objectives specify the details of the data that need to be...Read More

TAGS: Manufacturing Tourism, Hospitality & Recreational Services Financial sector Asia

Strengthening Protection Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal and Corporate Supply Chains

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Verité has collected comprehensive data about global industries with a significant history or current evidence of human trafficking or trafficking-related activity, and has analysed the over-lap between global supply chains deemed to be at risk for ...Read More

TAGS: Construction & Security Services Garments & Textiles Healthcare/ Pharmaceuticals Information and Communications Technology Transportation/ Logistics Agriculture, Horticulture & Landscaping Aquaculture & Fishing Forestry/ Reforestation, Wood & Paper North America

Putting things right: Remediation of forced labour under the Tariff Act 1930

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This report adopts the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) definition of 'remedy'. "Remedy', as defined in the UNGPs, refers to the provision of substantive remedies to people whose human rights have been violated to help make...Read More

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Visit to Tajikistan – Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally

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The Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, undertook a country visit to Tajikistan, from 7 to 16 December 2021, as a country of significant outward labour migration. The Special Rapporteur examined the measures ...Read More

TAGS: Recruitment Sourcing or Production