The Guardian — Flawed UK visa scheme led to “horrific” care worker abuse, watchdog says
The article links a post-Brexit care-worker visa route to severe exploitation risks, including debt bondage and abuse tied to sponsorship dependence. It describes how workers can become trapped when their status hinges on an employer, increasing vulnerability to labor exploitation. The piece calls for stronger enforcement and structural reforms to prevent modern slavery in the sector.
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The Guardian — MPs could axe clause banning forced labour in GB Energy supply chain
The story covers a UK policy dispute over keeping (or removing) protections intended to prevent public money from flowing to supply chains linked to modern slavery. It frames the debate around enforcement, procurement rules, and the difficulty of verifying upstream labor conditions. The article highlights concerns about weakening safeguards where forced-labour risks are known to be elevated.
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Reuters — How “scam centres” (and trafficking into them) proliferated in SE Asia
Reuters explains how large scam hubs expanded in parts of Southeast Asia with weak governance and armed-group control. Many workers are recruited with fake job offers, then held under coercion and forced to run online fraud. Governments have launched crackdowns, but the industry’s scale and cross-border complexity make enforcement difficult.
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Reuters — Thailand receives 260 trafficking victims from Myanmar scam centres
Thai authorities received 260 people from Myanmar after they were freed from scam operations. The group included multiple nationalities and was moved into Thailand for screening and support. The case highlights how scam compounds along the border rely on coerced labor and trafficking networks.
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U.S. Embassy Yerevan: Victims of human trafficking are often hidden in plain sight
Learning indicators of human trafficking can improve your awareness and help you report if something is wrong. Here are some questions to ask to follow up on the clues you became alert to:
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BBC.com: I found myself at the centre of a trafficking ring
An Oxfordshire woman has said she found herself at the centre of an international trafficking and sexual exploitation ring within two years of joining a yoga centre.
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Reuters.com: Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic, UN says
VIENNA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday.
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Reuters.com: Greece failed to identify sex trafficking victims in migrant centre, UN expert alleges
GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights expert voiced alarm on Monday at Greece’s failure to identify and help victims of sex trafficking, saying the government may have missed hundreds of cases at a migrant centre on the island of Samos.
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December
Modern slavery, encompassing forced labor, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking, affects approximately 50 million people globally.
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BBC.com: Trafficking ring preyed on vulnerable Romanian teens – police
Police in Romania and Hungary say they have broken up a human trafficking ring that convinced vulnerable people, many just out of social care, to work in slave-like conditions in Budapest.
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