This toolkit examines key municipal provisions in the state of Texas (US), that target sex trafficking illicit massage businesses (IMBs), and outlines best practices for drafting a municipal ordinance, including purpose, scope, and penalty provisions. The toolkit also analyses the advantages and disadvantages of adopting a municipal scheme and implementing operational requirements. Finally, the report explores zoning/land use regulations and building code/structural regulations that could be used to regulate IMBs.
Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs) use the cover of a legitimate service to engage in prostitution and often human trafficking, by using force, fraud or coercion to compel the women working there to provide sexual services to the buyers who patronize...
Policy brief “Challenges in regulating the stay of foreign victims of human trafficking” was created within the second phase of the research conducted by ASTRA within the REST: Residence Permit project as a way of improving the protection o...Read More
This five-country wide round of research into the situation of Romani children in state care marks the latest in a decade-long series of interventions by the European Roma Rights Centre.13 The research covers four EU Member States: Bulgaria, the Czec...Read More
More and more people are migrating for work each year, making a vital contribution to the societies and economies that host them. Yet researchers continue to document an array of abusive practices that occur systematically in the recruitment of migr...Read More
This briefing provides information on the risks and implications of forced labour in company operations and supply chains. It highlights the role for investor engagement in addressing this global problem. ...Read More
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