‘Of Course People Will Hire the White Person’: Social and economic inclusion of migrant women in Vancouver, Canada

This report presents the findings of a research into the experiences of migrant women in Vancouver, Canada, with accessing the labour market and integrating into Canadian society. Women shared that their limited ability to speak English and the fact that their education and work experience from their home countries were not recognised in Canada were major obstacles to finding good employment. Several also shared experiences of racism or discrimination, including for seemingly minor reasons such as being unaccustomed to having small talk with customers. All this meant that migrant women often could rely only on their co-nationals for work, accommodation, and socialisation, which increased the risks of being subjected to exploitative working conditions. Overall, however, women tended to perceive Canadian society as just and fair and blame themselves for any difficult situations they faced.

Of Course People Will Hire the White Person’: Social and economic inclusion of migrant women in Vancouver, Canada- Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, 2022 DOWNLOAD

A media analysis of changes in international human trafficking routes from Nepal

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This study examined the media portrayal of different actors involved in human trafficking from Nepal to understand the reported changes in international routes of human trafficking from Nepal after 2015. The findings of the study are based on conten...Read More

TAGS: Sourcing or Production Asia Global

Letting exploitation off the hook? Evidencing labour abuses in UK fishing

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Year-on-year, the number of migrant fishers crewing United Kingdom-flagged fishing vessels is seemingly increasing. Primarily from European states, the Philippines, and Ghana with fewer numbers of fishers from Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka, there ...Read More

TAGS: Sourcing or Production Aquaculture & Fishing Europe

Purchasing practices and factory-level noncompliances: How the available research can inform supply chain due diligence

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The report provides insight into how current research on purchasing practices and factory-level noncompliance can inform supply chain due diligence. Buyer purchasing practices most strongly impact working time, contracts, HR and compensation, with s...Read More

TAGS: Global

Still in chains

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A UK House of Lords report is highly critical of the apathy shown by the private sector towards combating modern slavery in their supply chains. Over 40 million people around the world are believed to work in conditions constituting modern slave...Read More

TAGS: Europe