Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Illegal immigration: cracking down on smuggling makes gangs more organised – and costs migrant lives (The Conversation, March 2023) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

Strengthening the Evidence Base on Trafficking in Persons (IOM Blog, Jan. 2023) [text]

UK “Illegal Migration Bill” Exacerbates Risks for Survivors of Modern Slavery (IOM, March 2023) [text]

"Ukrainian refugees increasingly targeted for sexual exploitation, research finds," The Guardian, 26 March 2023 [text]

Reports:

8th Bali Process Ministerial Conference and Third Government and Business Forum, Adelaide, Australia, 10 Feb. 2023 [access]

- "The meetings reviewed developments in the Bali Process region, and agreed priorities to address emerging challenges in relation to people smuggling and human trafficking." See also related article in The Diplomat and post on The Interpreter Blog.

11th Meeting of the Asia Dialogue on Forced Migration, 24 March 2022 & 1 July 2022 [access]

- "The March meeting focused on opportunities for reform of the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime on its 20th anniversary this year. This culminated in the Future Ready report, setting out an eight-step plan to strengthen and clarify the Bali Process so countries in the Indo-Pacific can manage forced migration crises in a way that is durable, effective and humane. The ADFM has worked closely with the Bali Process since its inception in 2015 to strengthen the multilateral body’s ability to address forced migration in the Indo Pacific. This includes considerable work in 2016 following the Andaman Sea crisis."

Captive commodities: “This route is like a fire”: Commodification, exploitation and missingness of Ethiopian irregular migrants on the Eastern Route to Yemen and Saudi Arabia (Ravenstone Consult, March 2023) [text]

- See also related MMC article on "Missing Ethiopians."

Smuggling of Migrants in the Sahel: Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment (UNODC, March 2023) [text]

- Focuses on Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, with information on Chad and Mauritania also incorporated.

Temporary permission to stay for victims of human trafficking and slavery: caseworker guidance (UK Home Office, Jan. 2023) [text]

- See also related Free Movement blog post.

*The vulnerable millions: Organized crime risks in Ukraine's mass displacement (Global Initiative, March 2023) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Human Trafficking & Smuggling (4 Feb. 2023)