Private Sector, RESPECT

Responsible Business Conduct: First National Action Plan for the United States of America

...On September 24, 2014, President Obama announced that the U.S. government would work with the U.S. private sector and other stakeholders to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) to promote responsible ...

Posted on 16 Dec 2016

RESPECT

Event: New Ways to Tackle Human Trafficking for Forced Labour along Migration Routes

... The Global Initiative was pleased to be invited to speak at a high-level event hosted by DCAF: New Ways to Tackle Human Trafficking for Forced Labour along Migration Routes, 25 November 2016 in Gen...

Posted on 07 Dec 2016

Private Sector, RESPECT

Harnessing the Power of Business to end Modern Slavery

...In this report, case studies highlight how widespread modern slavery is today and its relevance to businesses. Examples include the widely reported abuses in the textiles and garments sector in Brazil...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

RESPECT

Ways forward in recruitment of low-skilled migrant workers in the Asia-Arab States corridor

...Low-skilled migrant workers in sectors such as construction, agriculture and services (including domestic work) in the Arab States are especially prone to abuse by recruitment agencies, as well as pla...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

RESPECT

Human Trafficking by the Numbers: The Initial Benchmark of Prevalence and Economic Impact for Texas

...Executive Summary Prevalence Highlights Currently, there are approximately 79,000 minor and youth victims of sex trafficking in Texas. Currently, there are approximately 234,000 workers who are vict...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

RESPECT

Worker Exploitation in New Zealand. A Troubling Landscape

...Executive Summary In recent years, there have been several media accounts of the exploitation of workers and in  particular, the exploitation of migrant workers, in New Zealand. Workplace exploitati...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

Global Initiative

Research series: Human smuggling from Africa to Europe

Human smuggling from Africa to Europe

...  Jointly with the Institute for Security Studies, the Global Initiative published four papers and policy briefs as part of a research project on human smuggling from Africa to Europe, funded ...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

Global Initiative

Publication: At the edge – Trends and routes of North African clandestine migrants

At the edge - Trends and routes of North African clandestine migrants

...Jointly with the Institute for Security Studies, the Global Initiative published At the edge (Nov 2016) as part of a research project on human smuggling from Africa to Europe, funded by the Hanns Sei...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

Author(s): Matt Herbert

Global Initiative

The Khartoum Process – A sustainable response to human smuggling and trafficking

The Khartoum Process: A sustainable response to human smuggling and trafficking?

...Jointly with the Institute for Security Studies, the Global Initiative published The Khartoum process (Nov 2016) as part of a research project on human smuggling from Africa to Europe, funded by the ...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

Protecting Politics

Breathing Space – the impact of the EU-Turkey deal on irregular migration

Breathing Space - The impact of the EU-Turkey deal on irregular migration

...Jointly with the Institute for Security Studies, the Global Initiative published Breathing Space (Nov 2016) as part of a research project on human smuggling from Africa to Europe, funded by the Hanns...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

Global Initiative

The Niger-Libya corridor: Smugglers’ perspectives

The Niger-Libya corridor: Smugglers' perspectives

...Jointly with the Institute for Security Studies, the Global Initiative published The Niger-Libya corridor (Nov 2016) as part of a research project on human smuggling from Africa to Europe, funded by t...

Posted on 01 Dec 2016

Crime & Conflict, Crime Terror Nexus, Protecting Politics

The Nexus of Conflict and Illicit Drug Trafficking: Syria and the Wider Region

The Nexus of Conflict and Illicit Drug Trafficking: Syria and the Wider Region

...The conflict in Syria has raged for over five years, creating massive destruction and human misery. Over 5 million people have fled Syria and over 6.6 million are internally displaced. Much of the suf...

Posted on 17 Nov 2016