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Category: Trafficking in Persons

“The nexus of human trafficking, asylum seekers and refugees"


Nov 28, 2023
Categories: Refugees Trafficking in Persons Discussion

  “Refugees at Risk: UNDOC uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi.” – UNDOC, May 2022. “IOM warns of increased risk of trafficking in persons for people fleeing Ukraine.” – IOM, March 2022.  “Girls sold into forced labour. Largest group of trafficking victims identified by IOM in Bangladesh refugee camps” – IOM, October 2018.  Human trafficking, or trafficking in persons refers to “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, or...

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“ Overlooked for Too Long: Boys and Human Trafficking”.


Sep 05, 2023
Categories: Trafficking in Persons Gender and migration Report

  Photo by Kate Oseen According to the United States of America (USA) Department of State (2023 p. 37),  “Trafficking in persons (TIP)” and “human trafficking” are umbrella terms—often used interchangeably—to refer to a crime whereby traffickers exploit and profit at the expense of adults or children by compelling them to perform labour or engage in commercial sex.  TIP remains a challenge globally, as millions of people are trafficked globally for...

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