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Human trafficking the latest threat to Nepal earthquake victims
Human Trafficking in the context of COVID-19
Organized crime thrives in times of crisis. We must ensure COVID-19 does not provide new opportunities for human traffickers. During lockdowns, those in domestic or sex work are more exposed to violence and abuse. Migrants and seasonal workers face more precarious working conditions.
Human Trafficking and The Covid Crisis
CWNY presents a webinar on this critical topic of Human Trafficking and the COVID-19 Crisis.
Human Trafficking amid a Pandemic: Confronting the Exploitation of Fleeing Venezuelans
As Venezuela’s political and economic crisis deepens, the risks facing Venezuelans who are fleeing the country are getting significantly worse as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to a lack of regular status in their host countries, the exploitation of Venezuelan women, girls, and children in the form of human trafficking, sex trafficking, and forced labor has intensified as criminal groups have taken advantage of COVID-19. The pandemic has led to border closures that have incentivized illegal border crossings through informal checkpoints that are often controlled by criminal groups. Without regular legal status in host countries, fleeing Venezuelans have limited access to formal employment and resources, exposing them to exploitative work in the informal economy. Without formal protection from deportation or persecution, victims are also less likely to report cases of exploitation to national authorities.
In this webinar, experts will discuss the dangers of human trafficking and exploitation for Venezuelan migrants, the impact of public policy on these activities, and the ways in which these threats have been aggravated during the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the general trends in human trafficking of Venezuelans? How do migration policies and COVID-related policies affect trafficking? What measures are in place to protect migrants from exploitative activities?
Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
Human Rights in the Context of Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
How to spot Human Trafficking
The numbers associated with human sex trafficking are staggering, but the lives of victims and survivors are what stay with us. In this talk, Kanani Titchen M.D. reveals her experiences as a physician whose interactions with trafficked patients opened her eyes to a parallel world previously unseen.
How COVID-19 is Affecting Human Trafficking
Talk about how Covid-19 affects Human Trafficking…
Disaster Scene Training Video – Human Trafficking
Countering Child Migration in Vietnam – Family 1
This video shows an interview with one of the families who received disaster relief from the Blue Dragon’s Children Foundation. This disaster relief program was supported by Freedom in Disasters as part of the Countering Child Migration in Vietnam Project. This initiative is designed to support children and families who are affected by the 2020 floods in Vietnam. For this region this support is of particular significance, as it’s knows for child trafficking. Crime syndicates exploit disasters and target child migration routes, with children seeking education in the distance falling victim to this illicit trade.