Read the blog in English here. A principios de este año recibimos información sobre una ruta de tráfico de personas entre unos países de Latinoamérica (Colombia, México, Perú y Brasil) y Polonia. Las pruebas se han visto reforzadas por las 285 personas que respondieron a nuestra encuesta previa a la campaña, las cuales nos han aportado información sobre sus experiencias de trabajo en Polonia. A modo de respuesta a esta encuesta, hemos llevado a cabo desde marzo una campaña de prevención dirigida a las personas de Latinoamérica que trabajan en Polonia. Esta campaña cuenta con información de se ..read more

Lee el blog en español acá. Earlier this year we received intelligence of a trafficking route between LATAM countries (including Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Brazil) to Poland. The evidence has been strengthened by our 285 pre-campaign survey respondents, who have given us insights into their experiences working in Poland.   By way of a response, since March, we have been running a prevention campaign targeting Latin American individuals working in Poland with safety information regarding what exploitation looks like, how to adopt preventative measures to keep themselves safe, and details ..read more

CONSULTING BRIEF #4   Call centre scamming operations contribute to the trafficking of thousands of migrants across Southeast Asia. The recent convictions of 3 traffickers and successful action taken by law enforcement indicate that it may be gradually becoming more difficult to traffic people in this way. As some of the first successful convictions of these call centre scam traffickers take place, we believe direct action like this can enable a future where call centres are not exploitative.   Call centres are a high-risk workplace for exploitation, with staff working long hours wi ..read more

Update on Canada’s introduction of world-leading modern slavery act Earlier this week, the Canadian House of Commons introduced leading legislation in the disruption of human trafficking. Bill S-211, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, passed the Senate and will receive Royal Assent to become law. The new legislation requires businesses and government institutions to report annually on the risk of forced labour and exploitative child labour in their supply chains. Those reports will be made publicly available and non-compliant businesses could face fines o ..read more

Press Release | Tuesday 25th April 2023  The Canadian Parliament Debate World-Leading Bill. This week the Canadian Parliament is debating the introduction of Bill S-211 – a Canadian Modern Slavery Act. This legislation builds on the model of section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act which became law in 2015. Section 54 of the UK Act requires commercial organisations to prepare and publish an annual modern slavery statement. STOP THE TRAFFIK first called for the inclusion of supply chain transparency and the application of company law and then introduced the concept of governing body signing ..read more

CONSULTING BRIEF #3   April 24th will mark 10 years since the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which brought heightened focus on the poor conditions faced by workers in the Bangladesh garment sector. In this blog, we look back on what has changed and what there is still to learn to keep people safe in the workplace.   TW: some of the affiliate links used in this blog post contain graphic descriptions of violence, mentions of sexual assault and suicide.     April 24th will mark 10 years since the Rana Plaza factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing at least 1,132 people and ..read more

In March, we launched our response to the horrifying earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. In the first 10 days of our prevention campaign, we have targeted three of the most severely-impacted provinces in Türkiye – Hatay, Kahramanmaraş and Gaziantep – with plans to steadily expand to reach all the impacted areas.   So far, more than 300,000 young people have been reached through our campaign. More than 6,000 of them have visited our landing pages, which contain the contact details of national hotlines and partner organisations that provide on-the-ground support. According to OCHA (UN Office ..read more

Today is Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day, with all efforts focused on raising smiles – and some money – for great causes. Comic Relief has been supporting STOP THE TRAFFIK’s work through our project ‘’Aman Safety’’ since 2020. It is a 5-year project running from 2020-2025, funded by Comic Relief through its programme “Across Borders: Routes to Safety for Refugees”. The project looks to raise awareness and prevent human trafficking and exploitation of refugees and asylum seekers as they seek sanctuary in Greece and Türkiye. It ensures vital safety information reaches people on the move in their lan ..read more

Earlier this week, the government introduced proposed new legislation aimed at stopping small boats crossing the Channel from France. According to the plan, asylum seekers arriving via small boats will be detained and removed to their home country if officials deem it safe to do so, or a third “safe country” such as Rwanda. Every person seeking protection from modern slavery or human trafficking (MSHT) arriving in the UK will be severely impacted by this legislation. At STOP THE TRAFFIK, we operate a data-driven, evidence-led approach. We believe the key to stopping trafficking is undermining ..read more

Today we launch our ‘Online Safety for Ukrainian Youth Survey Findings’ report, in collaboration with Teach For Ukraine. Натисніть тут, щоб прочитати блог українською мовою Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there has been an increase in risk to children and young people of being groomed and recruited into exploitation via online channels. At STOP THE TRAFFIK Group, we believe this requires urgent response and preventative action to keep children and young people safe from exploitation. The increase in risk is caused by the rise in children attending class via ..read more