Climate change, migration and vulnerability to trafficking
Climate change and/or climate-induced migration intersects with severe forms of exploitation along at least three pathways: slow-onset disasters (droughts, crop failures), rapid-onset disasters (floods, cyclones) and an amalgamation of conflicts and climate change...
Shaking up the Grounds for Human Trafficking on Hispaniola
The migration of Haitian women to the Dominican Republic is part of the so-called “feminization of migrations” caused by changes in labour markets as well as the precarious situation of women and their families in the neighbouring country of origin. The sequel to the...
Natural Disaster and Vulnerability to Trafficking of Women and Girls in India
Disasters seldom restrain to administrative and political boundaries and derecognizes international borders. These borders become the most vulnerable areas where laws are practically inapplicable uniformly across the international borders. Women moving out in search...
What is the Link between Natural Disasters and Human Trafficking and Slavery?
A popular supposition is that natural disasters generate immediate criminal activity by human traffickers. There is little evidence to support this idea. It is clear that natural disasters can dramatically increase vulnerability, which then increases the probability...
Combating Human Trafficking in the aftermath of a Natural Disaster through the DoD: The case of the 2004 Indonesian Earthquake and Tsunami
Victim protection is one of the most important components of combating human trafficking. Thus, it is important to understand the many elements contributing to one’s vulnerability. Poverty, lack of education, and government corruption are some of the primary factors...
Blue Dragon – Disaster Relief Report
In 2021, Freedom in Disasters (FiD) partnered with the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of its disaster relief program following the 2020 storm and floods in the Tha Thien-Hue province in Vietnam, focusing on human trafficking prevention.
Anti-Trafficking in Humanitarian Responses
Between October 2017 and June 2018, the Global Protection Cluster Anti-Trafficking Task Team conducted semi-structured interviews with Protection Cluster Coordinators, and where possible, with Child Protection (CP) and/or Gender Based Violence (GBV) Areas of...
Addressing Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Times of Crisis
Although human trafficking has gathered momentum and several international organizations have developed approaches to address it, the phenomenon remains a serious crime, with grave human rights concerns, that is largely overlooked in crisis situations. In addition,...
The Climate Change-Human Trafficking Nexus
Climate change increases the risk of natural disasters and places a strain on livelihoods. This may contribute to high-risk behaviours and other negative coping strategies among affected populations, such as resorting to unscrupulous recruitment agencies associated...
Combating Trafficking in South-East Asia
During the past decade, trafficking has become an issue of growing concern in South-East Asia. It has been conservatively estimated that at least 200-225,000 women and children from South-East Asia are trafficked annually, a figure representing nearly one-third of the...