ONLINE RESOURCES
Google's
Helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world
Human Trafficking - IATA
This page on IATA’s website includes links to resources for airline staff training and campaign materials such as infographics and videos.
The Born2Fly Curriculum
The Born2Fly Project educate children and their parents about the dangers of child sex trafficking through a strategic, far-reaching, age-appropriate campaign.
Healthy Teen Network's Human Trafficking Resources
"Through Healthy Teen Network’s partnership with the University of Maryland School of Social Work’s Prevention of Adolescent Risk Initiative, we are pleased to share new resources available, free, on human trafficking. Although these resources are focused on specifics for the state of Maryland, anyone from any state can learn about human trafficking as well."
Focus on the family's Sex-Trafficking: A Parent’s Guide to Protecting Your Child
A series of guides to give parents tips to keep their children safe.
USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons Program
The presentation slides from Liberty Shared's recent webinar on anti-money laundering and financial investigation tools.
REPORTS
Mekong Club's Combatting Human Trafficking in Airlines: Motivations, Obstacles and Solutions in Developing Front-Line Staff’s Anti-Trafficking Role
This report suggests that front-line anti-trafficking profiling could become a viable new front to tackle human trafficking, as well as potentially create business value.
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) - Protecting migrant workers from exploitation in the EU: workers’ perspectives
Across the European Union (EU), workers are being severely exploited for their labour. The report highlights the urgent need for European governments to do more to tackle severe labour exploitation in sectors including agriculture, construction, domestic work, hospitality, manufacturing, and transport.
Fondation Scelles's 5th Global Report on Sexual Exploitation
The report summarizes the global trends of sexual exploitation in all its forms (prostitution, sex tourism, procuring, pornography, human trafficking for sexual exploitation purposes), to enable reflection, change attitudes on the subject and keep interested members of the public informed. A total of 35 countries form part of the report.
Illegal Fishing and Human Rights Abuses at Sea
In this report, Oceana used the Global Fishing Watch mapping platform to analyze the activities of vessels with histories of possible illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, forced labor or human trafficking. Liberty Shared collaborated with the report.
Terre des Hommes International Federation's What works for working children:Being effective when tackling child labour (Child Report 2019)
"This report describes examples of methods used by Terre des Hommes, their partners around the world and other relevant stakeholders to address child labour successfully."
Serious Abuses Against Talibé Children in Senegal, 2017-2018
A 71-page report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) & the Platform for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (PPDH). "Severe abuse, exploitation, and neglect of children known as talibés continue at alarming rates in many of Senegal’s Quranic schools."
United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking's Annual Report 2019
"This report provides actionable recommendations to U.S. government agencies on efforts nationally and internationally, and as agencies collaborate with state, local, and tribal governments, NGOs, faith-based organizations, community members, businesses, philanthropists, and the survivor community."
NYU | STERN's Made in Ethiopia: Challenges in Garment Industry's New Frontier
"This report provides a close look at the flagship Hawassa Industrial Park, a vast and still inly partly dilled facility which currently employs 25,000 workers about 140 miles south of the capital of Addis Ababa."
AP News's Report: Human traffickers in Africa shifting business models
"The report by the Research and Evidence Facility, a European Union Trust Fund for Africa, stated the routes previously used for migration out of Africa have shifted and new ones through Niger, Algeria and Turkey have emerged."
2018 - Report - Basson - Blesser Blessee Phenomonen among young people in Gauteng (South Africa)
2017 - Report - Basson & Tustin - Exposure to online sexual content among secondary school learners in Gauteng (South Africa)
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE CONTEXT OF ARMED CONFLICT 2018
UNODC's 2018 Report regarding trafficking in armed conflict areas
In December 2016 the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to take steps to improve the collection of data, monitoring, and analysis of trafficking in persons in conflict areas. In response, UNODC prepared a booklet on Trafficking in Persons in the context of armed conflict, published in conjunction with the Global Report. The booklet provides special insight on the main forms of trafficking that have been identified in and while fleeing conflict areas, commonly identified victim profiles, main perpetrators and how trafficking is used as part of control strategies.
GLOBAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2018
UNODC's 2018 Report has been released
"This year’s Global Report indicates that the overall number of reported trafficking victims has increased. This might mean that more people are being trafficked, but also that national capacities to detect this crime and identify victims are improving in some countries. Increases in trafficking convictions have also been recorded in Asia, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, broadly tracking the rise in the number of reported victims"
The report is based on information collected from 142 countries and provides an overview of the scope of human trafficking, victim profiles, and vulnerabilities at global, regional and national levels.
PAPERS
Meeting the Minimum Standards of the Palermo Protocol: The case of South Africa
By: Robyn Shepherd, University of the Western Cape
Faculty of Law
West Principles' new white paper Realizing the Benefits of Digital Tools in Worker Engagement
This paper discusses broader – and meaningful – adoption of digital tools used to gather information from workers in global supply chains about their needs, working conditions and experiences.
A contribution by Nadine Blom towards an International Law publication - The Palgrave Publishing International Handbook of Human Trafficking. It will be available online & in hard copy during August 2019.
Her chapter "Human Trafficking: An International Response" is however already available.
Human trafficking and labor exploitation: Toward identifying, implementing, and evaluating effective responses
New paper by the Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Freedom Collaborative's Combatting Modern Slavery through Data Technology & Partnerships
"In August and September of 2018, Freedom Collaborative held a five-part webinar series examining the role of data, technology and partnerships in combating modern slavery and human trafficking. The series brought together experts from different sectors—including law enforcement, information and technology companies, the financial industry, NGOs and the fishing industry—with the goal of drawing from differing perspectives and professional experiences to discuss approaches that enhance our ability to positively impact vulnerable people and create environments that are safe from modern slavery. This paper explores and develops the themes and discussions raised in the webinars and draws upon the experience of Liberty Shared’s Information and Data Collaboration (IDC) Programme."
The Freedom Fund's Literature review: Behaviour change communications campaigns targeting the demand-side of exploitation
"The purpose of this review is to synthesize evidence from behaviour change campaigns where the target of the campaign is the perpetrator of a behaviour that is directly harmful to another person, for example,child abuse, violence against women, or sexual violence. This review is intended to inform a future behaviour change campaign that will focus on perpetrators of the commercial sexual exploitation of children in Kathmandu, Nepal. Drawn from 28 different studies, we have sought to provide guidance for the design and implementation of a behaviour change campaign that targets the perpetrators of exploitative behaviour."
VIDEOS
The Global Human Trafficking Industry Targeting Migrant Women & Children
"Mike Papantonio is joined by legal journalist Mollye Barrows to discuss the gruesome reality of modern-day slavery and sex trafficking, which targets millions of women and children worldwide each year."
Watch FRONTLINE’s 5 Most-Streamed Documentaries of 2019 (So Far) - Video 3 - Sex Trafficking in America
"Two-and-a-half years in the making, this documentary offers an eye-opening look at sexual exploitation — and the evolving battle against it — in one American city."
CNN's These women escaped horrors of sex trafficking
"Many North Korean women who defect end up being sold into the illegal sex trade in China. CNN's Paula Hancocks speaks with a South Korean pastor whose organization helps free victims and get them to safety."
Ghana's Youth in Peril - Jobless Ghanaian girls trafficked into sex trade in India
"Multiple Award winning journalist, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman explores how Ghana’s growing youth joblessness is fueling a sex trafficking syndicate in the Indian capital of New Delhi."
CNN's Almost 900 child recruits released from anti-Boko Haram militia in Nigeria
"UNICEF said more than 3,500 children were recruited between 2013 and 2017 for the ongoing conflict in northern Nigeria, where Boko Haram has fought for more than a decade, burning villages and attacking military bases."
Love Justice International's How to Stay Safe in the Modeling Industry
"Influencers from South Africa discuss how to avoid exploitation and human trafficking in the modeling industry."
vision - spoken truth's The World´s Greatest Tragedy | Sex Trafficking, Spoken Word, Poetry
"This Poem raises awareness about Human Sex Trafficking, which has truly become a global threat to vulnerable men, women, and children worldwide."
Al Jazeera's UN: Libya militias in Tripoli profiting from human trafficking
"As fighting over Libya's capital rages, armed groups are making a windfall from many African migrants trying to reach Europe through Tunisia."
Soul Pancake's The Price of Free
"Follow the thrilling story of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s journey to liberate every child from slavery. THE PRICE OF FREE follows Satyarthi and his team of activists around the world on secret raid and rescue missions as they hunt for missing children and work to reunite them with their families. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize, US Documentary, Sundance 2018."
Al Jazeera's Nigerian human trafficking survivor seeks justice in Mali
"Al Jazeera meets a young Nigerian woman who was trafficked and forced into prostitution at age 17 in Mali."
Japan's Lighthouse: Center for Human Trafficking Victims - A Letter to You
A video with english subtitles that focuses on the forced appearance in pornography.
Dane du Plessis (TEDxCapeTownSalon) on Human Trafficking: Cape Town’s untold story
“Slave labour among fishermen in Cape Town is rife and rampant. Despite this, very few people know about the abuses of human lives in the fishing industry. I feel TEDx would be a perfect platform to shed some light on the severity of the situation and help people realise how prevalent it is.”
Shared Hope's DEMAND. Documentary (15-minute version)
"This documentary, produced by Shared Hope International, focuses on demand factors for sex trafficking, one of the most significant being pornography. It also addresses how all forms of commercial sexual exploitation such as pornography, stripping and prostitution are connected to all other forms such as sex trafficking and sex slavery."
Consent for Kids
A video created for kids of all ages to help them understand & practice consent.
AMAZE Org's Being Safe on the Internet
"The internet can be an amaze-ing place to explore, but it's also good to practice online safety. Some tips include being careful about sharing personal information, reporting anyone who makes you feel uncomfortable online, and getting familiar with privacy settings."
Merchandised: Human trafficking cartels in Kenya
A documentary by KTN News in Kenya
WEBINAR RECORDINGS
Freedom Collaborative's Child labour in the Arab Region
"This webinar seeked to share the main characteristics and trends of child employment in the Arab region, discussing the sectors of concern as well as efforts and challenges in addressing the issue. It also examined the effects of armed conflict and population displacement, internally and externally, for the increasing involvement of children into new and extremely hazardous forms of child labor."
Freedom Collaborative's Dangerous journeys: Rohingya refugees in South and Southeast Asia
"This webinar will give a general introduction to the Rohingya refugee crisis and will help us understand what the situation is today. The panel will discuss the challenges currently endured by the Rohingya as they attempt to resettle in Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia specifically, and the vulnerability to exploitation by traffickers they face as undocumented migrants in these countries."
BLOG
Exodus Cry's What Goes on in a Trafficking Survivor’s Mind?
"In my opinion, trafficking trauma is the most daunting and devastating wing in the world of complex trauma."
CARTOON
The Conversation's Human trafficking and slavery still happen in Australia. This comic explains how
"Here are four real world examples, with names of individuals and businesses changed, to explain the different kinds of exploitation seen at Anti-Slavery Australia and considered in Australian courts."
South Africa Department Social Development's Everyday Heroes
Episode 2: Human Trafficking
"The stories will tell the truth that ultimately highlights the power that lies with us, individually and as communities, to empower victims to access help and healing."
DATABASE
UNODC's GLOBAL Database of Legislation
An electronic repository of laws relevant to the requirements of the Organized Crime Convention, the Protocols thereto and the international legal framework against terrorism. Most of the legislation included in this database has been enacted specifically to counter the relevant crime type.
DATA ANALYSIS/TOOLS
UN University Centre for Policy Research's Modern Slavery Data Stories
"A new interactive data tool which shows a mismatch between where modern slavery occurs, and where governments are spending resources to address it, could help make a positive impact on policy debates surrounding the issue."
Freedom Collaborative survey on the corruption experience of anti-trafficking NGOs
"Set out in Fall 2018 to ask for our community members' experiences of corruption based on interaction with their clients and their own operating, and their mechanisms to record and report corrupt activity. The following visualisation provides an overview of the responses and data collected so far."
League of Arab States (LAS) and the Arab Council for Childhood Development (ACCD) - Child Labour in the Arab Region: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
This report provides an overview of the profile and trends of child labour in the League’s 22 member states. “Over the past ten years, during which the region has witnessed high levels of armed conflict resulting in the mass displacement of populations – both within and between countries – the situation has certainly worsened,” the report states.
PODCASTS
"In Tiny Spark's most recent podcast episode The Ethics of Nonprofit Storytelling: Survivor Porn and Parading Trauma, Sophie Otiende (program consultant for HAART Kenya) discusses the power dynamics between survivors and nonprofits that help them and unexpected personal and emotional challenges in the aftermath of sharing their stories.
Exodus Cry's Podcasts
A wide variety of podcasts (audio interviews & discussions) on commercial sex industry, which includes sex trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and stripping. They dive into controversial and often hotly debated topics surrounding global sex industry policy, ideology, gender and sexuality, and even the spiritual aspects of injustice.
PUBLICATIONS
The first version of the inaugural Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea was published with the aim to raise global awareness of the abuse of human rights at sea and to mobilize a concerted international effort.
International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) & Focus on Labour Exploitation (Flex)'s Full Disclosure: Toward Better Modern Slavery Reporting
"Through analysis of company statements, engagement with stakeholders, and desk-based research, we have identified the key provisions in existing modern slavery reporting laws that appear to have had an impact on corporate practices."
Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion Guide
"The Ethical Fashion Report is published through our Behind the Barcode project. The research published in the report will help you make ethical fashion choices."
IOM's Perfect Storm of Vulnerability Risks Leads People into Human Trafficking, New Study Finds
"The two-year study by the University of Bedfordshire and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) examined the dynamics and vulnerabilities to human trafficking as experienced by citizens of Albania, Viet Nam and Nigeria, and the support needs of people who survived trafficking and are now in the United Kingdom."
SlaveFree Today's Journal of Modern Slavery
"Research Unchained:The Multidisciplinary Future of Antislavery Studies - A Special Issue of the Journal of Modern Slavery in collaboration with the Antislavery Early Research Project supported by the AHRC Antislavery Usable."
TOOLKITS
The Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT)'s Toolkit for guidance in designing and evaluating counter-trafficking programmes
"It is an initial set of practical tools developed jointly by the mem-ber agencies of ICAT to address an issue identified by ICAT members as being critical for the international community to tackle in order to better respond to trafficking in persons and improve the impact of anti-trafficking activities, through discussing common design and evaluation issues"
eBOOKS
Beyond Trafficking and Slavery (BTS)'s The Future of Work
They asked experts from around the world how work has changed, where it is heading, and what could make future labour systems better to protect workers in vulnerable and precarious conditions. All the insights along with all the responses as well as a special section on funding and the role of philanthropy in the fight against labor exploitation is available in this book.
Assent Compliance's Human Trafficking, Slavery & Your Supply Chain
"The goal of this eBook is to give readers a broad overview of various global laws and provide actionable steps companies can take to meet regulatory requirements and mitigate risk. You'll learn about the human trafficking and modern slavery regulatory environment, and how companies can maintain compliance and protect workers."