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Modern Slavery/
Human Trafficking
   Update
     May 2020
Modern Slavery/ Human Trafficking Update - May 2020 - Renate Europe
The information provided in this document has been sourced through various means
and collated to provide a selective summary of recent news and updates, focusing on
the subjects of modern slavery, human trafficking, exploitation, and related issues, in
the UK and internationally.

This update has been made available for our local and international partners and we
would be happy for you to pass it on to anyone who might be interested in this subject.

Index:

   1-8       International and National Resources & Reports

Media Updates :

   9 - 11          UK
                   National
                   England
                   Northern Ireland
                   Scotland
                   Wales

   12 - 19         International
                   Global
                   Europe
                   North America
                   South America
                   Africa
                   Asia
                   Australia

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INTERNATIONAL and NATIONAL
                    RESOURCES & REPORT

https://www.unodc.org/documents/Advocacy-Section/HTMSS_Thematic_Brief_on_COVID-19.pdf

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https://www.antislavery.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ASI_Leaving-noone-behind-April-2020-1.
pdf

               https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vision/ending-slavery-after-covid-19

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https://www.acfcs.org/covid-19-and-human-trafficking-exacerbating-modern-slavery-with-a-global-h
                                      ealth-pandemic/

https://www.alliancecpha.org/en/system/tdf/library/attachments/covid-19_and_child_labour_annex
                             _final.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=38122

                         https://www.coe.int/en/web/children/covid-19

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Modern slavery guidance note: Mitigating the risk of labour
                exploitation in procurements associated with COVID-19

https://gov.wales/modern-slavery-guidance-note-mitigating-the-risk-of-labour-exploitation-in-procure
                               ments-associated-with-covid-19-html

       OPINION: How can we protect refugees
           during the COVID-19 crisis?

                      https://news.trust.org/item/20200515130806-bo6d7/

     https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/tracking-modern-slavery-in-the-fishing-industry/

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COVID-19 heightens the risk of child labour.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/covid-19-heightens-the-risk-of-child-labor-but-there-is-a
-path-to-child-labor-free-cocoa/?fbclid=IwAR3RtIaHq9YrKuiEUD2ANZXQO9MGKumhnxDsrrhzpnqAV9
                                           TZLPIRBIvqcLk

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https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/migration-out-of-climate-change-71291

https://www.thebetterindia.com/227031/sunil-shetty-1996-rescue-operation-sex-trafficking-victims-
                               nepal-real-hero-inspiring-ser106/

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https://www.traffickingmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/9th_General_Report_GRETA-acti
                                vities_WEB_EN.pdf-2.pdf#new_tab

https://investorsforhumanrights.org/sites/default/files/attachments/2020-05/Full%20Report-%20Inv
                 estor%20Toolkit%20on%20Human%20Rights%20May%202020c.pdf

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file:///Users/ussery/Downloads/LEAG-SECURE%20REPORTING%20EXEC%20SUMMARY.pdf

https://www.traffickinginstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2019-Federal-Human-Trafficking-
                                       Report_Low-Res.pdf

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MEDIA UPDATES/SUMMARY

NATIONAL (UK)

29.5.20
Online child abuse rising during lockdown warn police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52773344

28.5.20
Government delays modern slavery statement publication
https://www.icaew.com/insights/viewpoints-on-the-news/2020/may-2020/government-delays-mode
rn-slavery-statement-publication

28.5.20
‘Failing’ welfare state needs investment, reports think
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/29-may/news/uk/failing-welfare-state-needs-investment-repo
rts-think-tank

24.5.20
Salvation Army warns that economic crisis could increase vulnerability to human trafficking gangs
https://www.keepthefaith.co.uk/2020/05/22/salvation-army-warns-that-economic-crisis-could-incre
ase-vulnerability-to-human-trafficking-gangs/

24.5.20
Help The Hungry: Campaign sees victims of modern slavery learn new cooking skills with food
deliveries
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/help-the-hungry-volunteers-modern-slavery-c
ooking-skills-food-a9530571.html

21.5.20
‘Give more children sanctuary here’: Scheme bringing lone child refugees to safety in UK ends
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-refugees-dub-scheme-amendment-unac
companied-home-office-a9526231.html

15.5.20
UK gangs could recruit more child drug mules as lockdown lifts
https://news.trust.org/item/20200515100723-l2wo9/

11.5.20
The Hidden Victims Of Covid19: Human Trafficking And Modern Day Slavery
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2020/05/11/the-hidden-victims-of-covid19-human-traf
ficking-and-modern-day-slavery/#7bb481e21d2b

5.5.20
Traffickers could profit when UK eases lockdown, anti-slavery chief warns
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-slavery-tr/traffickers-could-profit-whe
n-uk-eases-lockdown-anti-slavery-chief-warns-idUSKBN22H0A4

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4.5.20
Supermarkets must tackle Spanish worker exploitation during lockdown, say campaigners
https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/sourcing/supermarkets-must-tackle-spanish-worker-exploitation-during
-lockdown-says-charity/604575.article

1.5.20
Coronavirus exposes UK low-wage essential workers to exploitation
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/coronavirus-exposes-uk-wage-essential-workers-exploitation-2
00501133921248.html

1.5.20
The scandal of modern slavery in the trade of masks and gloves
https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1676

                                            England

28.5.20
Fruit pickers saved in Medway as police investigate modern slavery and human trafficking
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/five-arrested-in-modern-slavery-investigation-227873/

26.5.20
Six men found in ‘poor conditions’ after suspected modern slavery site uncovered in Kneesworth
https://www.royston-crow.co.uk/news/kneesworth-nursery-suspected-modern-slavery-1-6670977

19.5.20
Twenty-seven people, including a 16-year-old boy, have been arrested in connection with online
child sexual exploitation in Bradford.
https://news.sky.com/story/boy-16-among-27-arrested-over-child-sexual-exploitation-in-bradford-11
991158

15.5.20
Rise in modern slavery reports in North Somerset
https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/177-modern-slavery-referrals-in-north-somerset-1-6655
849?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons

14.5.20
West Yorkshire arrests in major European-wide human trafficking investigation
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18449481.west-yorkshire-arrests-major-european-w
ide-human-trafficking-investigation/

14.5.20
Potential Victims of Modern Slavery Rescued in Huddersfield
https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/potential-victims-modern-slavery-rescued-hudd
ersfield

5.5.20
Woman found wandering the streets after escaping 'sex slave' house
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/salford-modern-slavery
-police-appeal-18203971

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5.5.20
Chelmsford restaurant has licence revoked amid claims of ‘modern slavery’
https://www.yellowad.co.uk/chelmsford-restaurant-has-licence-revoked-amid-claims-of-modern-slav
ery/

                                             Scotland

29.5.20
Children at risk of increased online sexual exploitation
https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/children-risk-increased-online-sexual-exploitat
ion-andrew-bevan-2867326

29.5.20
£1.5m funding boost to support human trafficking victims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52849651

18.5.20
Chinese victim of human trafficking wins appeal against deportation decision
https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/chinese-victim-of-human-trafficking-wins-appeal-against-depo
rtation-decision

12.5.20
New Project: Supporting and listening to migrant farm workers in Scotland
https://labourexploitation.org/news/new-project-supporting-and-listening-migrant-farm-workers-sco
tland

3.5.20
Scots anti-sex trafficking campaigners see red over social media ads
Police Scotland urges sites to take tougher approach to protect trafficked women
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scots-anti-sex-trafficking-campaigners-see-red-over-social-media
-ads-9h59dfh3m

                                              Wales

28.5.20
Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order granted
https://www.north-wales.police.uk/news-and-appeals/slavery-and-trafficking-risk-order-granted

14.5.20
Number of suspected modern slavery victims in the UK hit a record high last year
https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/18448592.number-suspected-modern-slavery-victims-uk-hit-rec
ord-high-last-year/

                                         Northern Ireland

4.5.20
Councils issued with guide on reporting modern slavery in Northern Ireland
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/councils-issued-with-guide-on-reporting-
modern-slavery-in-northern-ireland-39180272.html?fbclid=IwAR1LhIIaPYcfzU4R9Lljk-7UTiZORbT5ZPE
4lzC4DV5McJ6s1JamcRh_Y40

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INTERNATIONAL

                                              GLOBAL

29.5.20
Covid-19: Catholic NGOs reach out to victims of trafficking and slavery
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2020-05/covid19-lockdown-trafficking-slavery-exploita
tion-catholic-ngo.html

29.5.20
‘It’s terrifying’: How Covid-19 is affecting the world’s poorest counties
https://www.independent.ie/storyplus/its-terrifying-how-covid-19-is-affecting-the-worlds-poorest-co
unties-39235403.html

21.5.20
MYTHS AND REALITIES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND COVID-19
https://www.stopthetraffik.org/mythandreality

17.5.20
Women, the global health and refugee problems and the darker side of reality
https://qwenu.com/2020/05/17/women-the-global-health-and-refugee-problems-and-the-darker-si
de-of-reality-by-jimi-bickersteth/

7.5.20
United Nations warns of increased risks for trafficking victims due to pandemic
https://www.wionews.com/world/united-nations-warns-of-increased-risks-for-trafficking-victims-due
-to-pandemic-297249

6.5.20
COVID-19 crisis putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/05/1063342

5.5.20
Decimating Human Trafficking Through Corporate Governance: How the TVPA is Following in the
FCPA’s Footsteps
https://www.traffickingmatters.com/decimating-human-trafficking-through-corporate-governance-h
ow-the-tvpa-is-following-in-the-fcpas-footsteps/

3.5.20
Avani and Challenging Heights win 2020 Juliette Gimon Courage Awards : Global Fund for Children
announces the winners of its 2020 Juliette Gimon Courage Awards today, recognizing innovative
grassroots organizations Avani in India and Challenging Heights in Ghana for work to advance
children’s rights despite extreme challenges.
https://dc.citybizlist.com/article/608532/avani-and-challenging-heights-win-2020-juliette-gimon-cou
rage-awards

1.5.20
The Pandemic’s Hidden Human Trafficking Crisis - The coronavirus has created more people
vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers—and revealed the world’s unpreparedness to protect
them.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/04/30/coronavirus-pandemic-human-trafficking-crisis/
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EUROPE

27.5.20
SIPA Police arrested Four Persons for Human Trafficking
https://www.sarajevotimes.com/sipa-police-arrested-four-persons-for-human-trafficking/

27.5.20
Lorry deaths: 26 arrested in Europe human trafficking probe
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/05/27/lorry-deaths-26-arrested-in-europe-hu
man-trafficking-probe/

25.5.20
Fourth human trafficking suspect in theatre predator case
https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/fourth_human_trafficking_suspect_in_theatre_predator_case/11
366715

16.5.20
New Migrant Worker Rights In Italy Just Another Form Of Exploitation?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccahughes/2020/05/16/new-migrant-worker-rights-in-italy-just-a
nother-form-of-exploitation/#736bbe364e53

15.5.20
MIGRANT SMUGGLERS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TO BECOME MORE RUTHLESS AND
CLANDESTINE SAYS NEW EUROPOL REPORT
https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/migrant-smugglers-and-human-traffickers-to-beco
me-more-ruthless-and-clandestine-says-new-europol-report

15.5.20
Migrant workers face cruel summer as COVID-19 batters European tourism
https://news.trust.org/item/20200515114913-9y9mr/

15.5.20
PACE commends Armenia’s ratification of Lanzarote Convention
https://en.armradio.am/2020/05/15/pace-commends-armenias-ratification-of-lanzarote-convention/

13.5.20
Eritreans Sue E.U. Over Use of Forced Labor Back Home
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/world/europe/eritrea-eu-lawsuit-forced-labor.html

11.5.20
255 cases of human trafficking in Switzerland in 2019
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/rising-numbers_255-cases-of-human-trafficking-in-switzerland-in-201
9/45752734

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11.5.20
Coronavirus: 'Modern slavery' at the heart of German slaughterhouse outbreak
Just as lockdown measures are lifting, more than 200 employees at a slaughterhouse in western
Germany have contracted COVID-19. DW spoke to workers living in dilapidated, crowded
conditions.
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-modern-slavery-at-the-heart-of-german-slaughterhouse-outbre
ak/a-53396228?maca=en-Twitter-sharing

10.5.20
Truck driver jailed by Belgian court over human trafficking investigation identified as Louth man
https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/truck-driver-jailed-by-belgian-court-over-human-trafficking-i
nvestigation-identified-as-louth-man/

7.5.20
Judge in container case extradition ‘misinterpreted European Arrest Warrant’
https://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/national/18433998.judge-container-case-extradition-
misinterpreted-european-arrest-warrant/

5.5.20
Four more arrests in Foggia area for labour exploitation
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/24530/four-more-arrests-in-foggia-area-for-labor-exploitation

3.5.20
Coronavirus is leaving people more vulnerable to human trafficking, warn experts
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/world/coronavirus-human-trafficking-increas
e-europe-vulnerable-criminals-a9486331.html

                                        NORTH AMERICA

28.5.20
The pandemic is taking a toll on human trafficking victims, Tampa Bay advocates say
https://www.tampabay.com/news/2020/05/26/the-pandemic-is-taking-a-toll-on-human-trafficking-v
ictims-tampa-bay-advocates-say/#new_tab

28.5.20
Political rivals come together to fight for funding for human trafficking victims
https://london.ctvnews.ca/political-rivals-come-together-to-fight-for-funding-for-human-trafficking-vi
ctims-1.4958172

27.5.20
The Quad: Examining what human trafficking is, misconceptions surrounding it
https://dailybruin.com/2020/05/27/the-quad-examining-what-human-trafficking-is-misconceptions-s
urrounding-it/

25.5.20
No safe haven? The problems of domestic abuse, sexual exploitation during Covid-19 pandemic
https://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/No-safe-haven-The-problems-of-dome
stic-abuse-sexual-exploitation-during-Covid-19-pandemic.shtml

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25.5.20
The pandemic is causing an exponential rise in the online exploitation of children, experts say
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/25/us/child-abuse-online-coronavirus-pandemic-parents-investigat
ions-trnd/index.html

25.5.20
The increased risk of modern day slavery during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://ipolitics.ca/2020/05/25/the-increased-risk-of-modern-day-slavery-during-the-covid-19-pande
mic/

21.5.20
Catholic nuns in Colorado Springs building safe house for sex trafficking victims
https://gazette.com/news/catholic-nuns-in-colorado-springs-building-safe-house-for-sex-trafficking-vi
ctims/article_a902ebf8-9ba1-11ea-bd3e-138a55079142.html

17.5.20
ICE agents paid for and received 17 sexual acts from 'masseuses' during human trafficking
investigation at Asian massage parlors after superiors gave them permission

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8328199/ICE-agents-paid-received-17-sexual-acts-masseu
ses-human-trafficking-probe.html

17.5.20
Trafficking Alert For Farm Workers
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20200517/trafficking-alert-farm-workers

16.5.20
Help stop forced labor of detainees
https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/forced-labor-detention/

16.5.20
Urge California to ensure all its temporary workers are free from slavery
https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/california-protect-workers/

15.5.20
She Escaped Sex Work for College. Now the Virus Threatens Her New Life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/nyregion/coronavirus-sex-work-college.html

15.5.20
Toronto man charged with human trafficking after police called to Burlington hotel
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/human-trafficking-burlington-1.5571104?__vfz=medium
%3Dsharebar

10.5.20
Portland man accused in human trafficking of underage girl, faces 65 charges
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/05/portland-man-accused-of-65-charges-in-connection-wit
h-human-trafficking-of-an-underage-girl.html

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5.5.20
Human traffickers still coming to the Central Coast amidst pandemic, officials say
https://www.ksby.com/news/coronavirus/human-traffickers-still-coming-to-the-central-coast-amidst-
pandemic-officials-say

4.5.20
New bill looks to protect survivors of human trafficking
"It is currently in the legislative process, the government had hoped that it would have been
passed expeditiously."
https://www.cochranetoday.ca/local-news/new-bill-looks-to-protect-survivors-of-human-trafficking-2
249490

30.4.20
Human trafficking trouble - Rapporteur says not enough being done to tackle issue, wants
recommendations implemented
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/human-trafficking-trouble-rapporteur-says-not-enough-bein
g-done-to-tackle-issue-wants-recommendations-implemented_193128

                                        SOUTH AMERICA

18.5.20
Latin American Gangs Are Using COVID-19 To Increase Their Power
https://theowp.org/latin-american-gangs-are-using-covid-19-to-increase-their-power/

                                              AFRICA

28.5.20
Tolerance of trafficking protects Nigeria’s trade in humans
https://news.trust.org/item/20200528075111-ib3zo

28.5.20
Triple Emergencies of COVID-19, Flooding & Locusts Makes Somalia Susceptible to Human
Trafficking
http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/05/somalias-triple-emergencies-of-covid-19-flooding-locusts-makes-it
-susceptible-to-human-trafficking/

18.5.20
Coronavirus crisis 'increases suffering of most vulnerable refugees'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/18/coronavirus-crisis-increases-suffering-of-most-vu
lnerable-refugees

14.5.20
‘Shame haunts victims’: Damaging gender norms compounding sexual exploitation of children
https://www.google.com/search?q=exploitation+africa&safe=strict&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB853GB853&s
xsrf=ALeKk01TdYlHs0d-_9eDxIe_en_e200ang:1589725098823&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=
2ahUKEwiZ5Li-i7vpAhV2ThUIHSECAVsQ_AUoAXoECBIQAw&biw=968&bih=665

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6.5.20
'I had no choice': the desperate Nigerian women who sell their babies - With limited access to
abortion and antenatal care, many young mothers are falling prey to the country’s human traffickers
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/may/06/i-had-no-choice-the-desperate-nig
erian-women-who-sell-their-babies

4.5.20
In Tunisia, Black Africans face “the harshest exploitation”
https://www.equaltimes.org/in-tunisia-black-africans-face-the#.XrEyRlNKhuU

3.5.20
Survivors of Nigeria's 'baby factories' share their stories
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/survivors-nigeria-baby-factories-share-stories-2004200
91556574.html

                                              ASIA

29.5.20
‘It’s terrifying’: How Covid-19 is affecting the world’s poorest counties
https://www.independent.ie/storyplus/its-terrifying-how-covid-19-is-affecting-the-worlds-poorest-co
unties-39235403.html

28.5.20
LOW WAGES FUELLING MODERN SLAVERY FOR TEA WORKERS
https://www.insights.uca.org.au/low-wages-fuelling-modern-slavery-for-tea-workers/

28.5.20
Thailand found failing to log fishermen's complaints of abuse and slavery
https://news.trust.org/item/20200527231808-eou3r

28.5.20
Closed borders give rise to trafficking in Cambodia
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1925820/closed-borders-give-rise-to-trafficking-in-cambodia

28.5.20
Mumbai I-T officer held for role in trafficking racket
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/may/28/mumbai-i-t-officer-held-for-role
-in-trafficking-racket-2148903.html

25.5.20
Online child sexual exploitation cases tripled during ECQ
https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/05/25/doj-online-child-sexual-exploitation-cases-tripled-during-ecq/

25.5.20
Rural migrants suffer most amid China's unemployment misery
https://news.trust.org/item/20200525082945-pck4t/

23.5.20
Hyderabad: Key accused in human trafficking of women held
https://telanganatoday.com/hyderabad-key-accused-in-human-trafficking-of-women-held

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17.5.20
Relaxation Of Labour Laws: A Route To Modern Day Slavery
https://www.livelaw.in/columns/relaxation-of-labour-laws-a-route-to-modern-day-slavery-156898

15.5.20
Modern Slavery in Asia Pacific Fuelled by Widespread Poverty, Migration & Weak Governance –
Part 1
http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/05/modern-slavery-asia-pacific-fuelled-widespread-poverty-migration
-weak-governance-part-1/

12.5.20
I was ready to leave exploitation in Qatar – then COVID-19 hit
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/05/ready-to-leave-exploitation-in-qatar-covid-19-hit
/

11.5.20
The face of exploitation
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-face-of-exploitation/article31551780.ece

5.5.20
Coronavirus lifts lid on exploitation of workers- Seasonal migrants most vulnerable, says labour
economist
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/coronavirus-lockdown-lifts-lid-on-exploitation-of-migrant-wor
kers/cid/1770637

5.5.20
Trafficking warning in Asia as coronavirus pummels economies
Experts worry people left penniless by coronavirus lockdowns will be easy prey for trafficking rings
and forced labour.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/trafficking-warning-asia-coronavirus-pummels-economie
s-200505062503845.html

3.5.20
During the pandemic, more people can be vulnerable to human traffickers, experts warn
https://www.geo.tv/latest/286305-during-the-pandemic-more-people-can-be-vulnerable-to-human-t
raffickers-experts-warn

30.4.20
Experts Worry That the Post-Lockdown World Could See a Surge of Exploitation and ‘Modern
Slavery’ - More work hours, less breaks, less wages—predictions about the new work culture for
those in the unorganised sector make for a chilling picture.
https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/epgjqm/experts-worry-that-the-post-lockdown-world-could-see-
a-surge-of-exploitation-and-modern-slavery?utm_campaign=sharebutton

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AUSTRALIA

25.5.20
Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group Appointments
https://www.miragenews.com/modern-slavery-expert-advisory-group-appointments/

20.5.20
Child exploitation websites 'crashing' during coronavirus amid sharp rise in reported abuse
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-20/afp-concerned-by-child-exploitation-spike-amid-coronavir
us/12265544

17.5.20
International students are trapped in exploitation
http://honisoit.com/2020/05/international-students-are-trapped-in-exploitation/

15.5.20
Westpac admits it broke law over customers' transactions allegedly linked to child exploitation
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/15/westpac-admits-it-broke-law-over-custo
mers-transactions-allegedly-linked-to-child-exploitation

11.5.20
COVID-19: Modern slavery reporting deadline changes
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/human-rights/931890/covid-19-modern-slavery-reporting-deadli
ne-changes

5.5.20
Perth man to face court over online child exploitation allegation
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-man-to-face-court-over-online-child-
exploitation-allegation-20200506-p54qbx.html

1.5.20
COVID-19: modern slavery reporting deadline changes. On 28 April 2020, the Federal Government
announced there would be an extension to the reporting deadlines for entities that are required to
comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0198ae6b-38af-4908-95d6-86db82a58c83

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