Publications

Our publications are a great source of information on the various forms of modern slavery happening around the world, reflecting what we have achieved as a growing social enterprise and what we envision to end modern slavery, globally. Discover our latest reports below.

PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH WITH ANIRBAN: Survivor-led Organizing for Empowerment and Changing Systems that Drive Trafficking in Persons
In the field of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP), there is a growing consensus around the need to engage more meaningfully with survivors (people with lived experience),
Human Trafficking

Brief Three: Obstacles and Incentives: Understanding the Decision-Making of Taiwanese Vessel Owners
Taiwan’s distant water fishing industry is pressured to meet international labour standards, like the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) C188 Convention, which promotes better working condition
Fisheries

Brief Two: Challenges faced by vessel owners in Taiwan’s distant water fishing industry
This briefing is the second in a series of three, drawn from the comprehensive report Profiling Taiwanese Distant Water Vessel Owners: A Missing Link for a More Ethical Fishing Supply Chain.
Briefing

Brief One: Getting to know the vessel owners in Taiwan’s distant water fishing industry
This briefing is the first in a series of three, drawn from the comprehensive report Profiling Taiwanese Distant Water Vessel Owners: A Missing Link for a More Ethical Fishing Supply Chain.
Briefing

Profiling Taiwanese Distant Water Vessel Owners: a missing link for a more ethical fishing supply chain
This report was produced by the Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC), funded and supported by Humanity United and the Freedom Fund.
Fisheries

HRC Impact Report 2023-24
We are delighted to present our 2023-24 Impact Report, highlighting the progress and impact HRC has made over the past year!
Annual Impact Reports

Responses to Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality in the Thai Context
In early 2023, campaigners in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia lodged a formal complaint with the ASEAN.
Human Trafficking

Protection in CTIP Briefing: Survivors’ Perspectives on Successful Reintegration After Trafficking
This learning brief was developed from “Survivors’ Perspectives on SuccessfulReintegration After Trafficking”, written by Eric Kasper and Mina Chiang in 2020.
Briefing

IMPROVING THE PROTECTION OF MIGRANT FISHERMEN IN THE TUNA SUPPLY CHAIN: A Case Study of Indonesian Fishermen on Taiwanese Distant Water Fishing Vessels Operating in the Pacific Ocean
For over a decade, forced labour and modern slavery in the fishing industry have been widely reported by major news outlets, revealing human trafficking, worker disappearances, and even deaths at sea.
Fisheries

HRC BRIEFING: Uncovering the Spread of Human Trafficking for Online Fraud into Laos and Dubai
Our report highlights Laos and Dubai as key hubs in the global human trafficking network for online fraud.
Scamming Compounds

Protection in CTIP Briefing: Learnings from the Survivor Experience of Referral Systems in Bangladesh and Cambodia
This learning brief was developed from “Navigating Counter-Trafficking National Referral Systems: The Survivor Experience in Bangladesh and Cambodia”
Human Trafficking

Protection in CTIP Briefing: Learnings from Victim Identification in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Taiwan
This learning brief was developed from “BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE IDENTIFICATION OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Insights from Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Taiwan”, written by Eric K
Human Trafficking
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