Rise in Forced Labour Profits

By ACRATH | March 22, 2024 |

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Report Profits and Poverty: the economics of forced labour was released on 19th March 2024. It indicates forced labour profits have risen by 37% since 2014. It estimates that forced labour in the private economy now generates US$236 billion in illegal profits each year. Coercive measures are used to take…

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Stop Trafficking!

By ACRATH | November 17, 2013 |

Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 11 No 11 The November issue of Stop Trafficking reports on the recent Vatican meeting on human trafficking called by Pope Francis.  Stop Trafficking includes a synopsis of the various talks given during the meeting including that of Australian Professor Anne T Gallagher.  Her paper was entitled “Ending Impunity, Securing Justice…

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2013 Trafficking in Persons Report

By ACRATH | June 20, 2013 |

On June 19th the 2013 Trafficking in Person Report was released by US Secretary of State John Kerry.  In releasing this report Secretary Kerry said, “Human trafficking undermines the rule of law and creates instability. It tears apart families and communities. It damages the environment and corrupts the global supply chains and labor markets that keep the…

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