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Most hand car wash workers are subject to some form of labour exploitation, says new report
Children are especially vulnerable to sex traffickers.
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Human trafficking victims can be hidden in plain sight, as one hospital found. That can lead health professionals and the public to miss clues to their plight. But education can change that.
Trucks returning from Libya to Niger.
Julien Brachet
As in the Mediterranean, travel through the Sahara is difficult and unnecessarily dangerous by increased checks and control.
A refugee family who was evacuated from Libya leave an UNHCR office in Niamey, on November 17, 2017, after being interviewed by protection officers of the French Office of Protection Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA).
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Displacing the EU’s border as far as possible from Europe: is this really a solution to mitigate the flow of migrants?
Sailors from the French Navy ship “La Somme” board a small craft after a pirate attack on a French command and supply ship in 2010.
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The number of piracy attacks has certainly declined. But the risk of being attacked at sea remains.
Nottingham: no more human trafficking.
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Slavery is a local issue – and stopping it requires a local approach.
A scene from The Crossing, a project on human trafficking.
The Crossing.
The Crossing tells the story of a girl who had been trafficked using the ‘lover boy’ technique.
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The way we talk about this problem is working against us.
South Koreans protest against China’s treatment of northern defectors.
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Tens of thousands of North Koreans live in China. Their lives are often no better than they were at home.
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Lucrative cannabis plantations have been a magnet for illegal migrants.
Ngwe Thein says he was forced to work on a fishing trawler with inadequate food and little or no pay.
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July 30 marks the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. How can computer scientists help combat this problem?
Chilean peacekeepers prepare to depart Haiti, where hurricanes and unstable governance have become major threats to the peace and safety of the populace.
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From Syria’s civil war to women being traded as slaves on WhatsApp, this Global series brings together the past year’s most-read conflict reporting, written by the world’s top experts.
Farms are often reliant on migrant workers and backpackers during harvest.
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New research offers a picture of what it’s like to work in Australia illegally. Many workers are exploited, some come knowing they have no work rights, others may be unaware they’re working illegally.
Migrants arrive in the coastal city of Tripoli, Libya, May 26, 2017.
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Migrants crossing Libya to reach Europe increasingly face violence and human traffickers.
Businessman Andrew Forrest and his wife Nicola are strong advocates of anti-slavery measures.
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Any proposed solution to the problem of modern slavery must engage with the business community and government policies on migration and migrant labour.
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While the UK argues over ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ Brexit, thousands of trafficked people continue to live in slavery.
Nigerian former sex worker “Beauty” at a social support centre for trafficked girls near Catania in Italy.
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Nigerian women migrating to Europe are increasingly aware that work hidden in the form of menial jobs is actually sex work, even though they cannot imagine the brutality that comes with it.
A geographical map depicting hotbeds of dark web activity related to illegal products. Larger circles indicate more activity.
Christian Mattmann
The deep and dark web can be a scary place, but modern open-source technologies funded by the Defense Department can help explore it.
Lives of extreme poverty make Indonesian women and children easy prey for human traffickers.
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Human trafficking is a growing problem in Indonesia and, despite support from regional neighbours, the country isn’t making much progress.
Workers process tuna at the Thon des Mascareignes factory in Port Louis, Mauritius.
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Slavery, indenture and industrialisation have all contributed to Mauritius’ multiculturalism - and to its deep social tensions.