Resources
Technology Solution for Fair Labor in Thailand’s Sugar Supply Chain
The Challenge Agricultural supply chains are highly complex, with many production tiers and involved stakeholders. This makes product traceability and assurance of fair labor standards along the supply chain a challenge. Thailand’s sugarcane industry is no exception, where workers are susceptible to forced labor and exploitation.
Cruel Outcomes: An In-Depth Look at Forced Labor in the Palm Oil Industry with Recommendations for Reform
The report examines how weak corporate governance can increase the vulnerabilities of migrant workers and argues that companies’ response to and management of human trafficking and forced labor should be given the same attention as, for example, corruption, fraud, and money laundering. Liberty Shared staff spent several months interviewing workers and speaking to local experts […]
The ATLAS Body of Knowledge
In order to support and inform the work of the ATLAS project and provide evidence-based information on the effectiveness of global interventions to combat CL, FL, and HT, Winrock, supported by LWOB, compiled the Body of Knowledge (BOK). The BOK is a research document that reviews the existing evidence on the effectiveness of interventions in […]
New and Emerging Trends of Human Trafficking in Entertainment
This study is made possible by the generous support of the American people and British people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (UK aid). The contents of the study on The New and Emerging Trends of Human Trafficking in Entertainment Sectors in Nepal are […]
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on Rohingya and Bangladeshis in Malaysia
Since May 2020, MMC Asia has been interviewing Rohingya and Bangladeshis in Malaysia to better understand their migration experiences and protection needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This snapshot builds on themes covered in the first snapshot, produced in June 2020.1 This includes the impact of COVID-19 on daily life, as well as the consequences of […]
Protection risks faced by Rohingya and Bangladeshis in Malaysia amid the COVID-19 crisis
Since May 2020, MMC Asia has been interviewing Rohingya and Bangladeshis in Malaysia to better understand their migration experiences and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the crisis continues to evolve, the secondary impacts of COVID-19, including widespread loss of livelihoods, shrinking protection spaces, increased restrictions on movement and rising levels of discrimination become more […]
Safe Migration in Central Asia
The Safe Migration in Central Asia project uses evidence-based practices and cross-border connections to strengthen the mutual accountability and effectiveness of governments, NGOs, and the private sector to prevent trafficking-in-persons, protect survivors, and promote safe migration, as part of USAID’s Asia-wide suite of counter-trafficking interventions. Safe Migration in Central Asia is a five-year project implemented […]
Niger Commune Leads Fight Against COVID-19
In Niger, when the government declared a state of emergency to combat the virus throughout the country, restrictive measures were taken to limit and prevent the spread of the pandemic. The government set up an inter-ministerial committee to fight COVID-19, drawing up the National Response Plan which served as a model for the development of […]