How Are Global Supply Chains Connected to Human Trafficking?

Many products people use every day such as clothing, electronics, food, and raw materials, travel through global supply chains before reaching consumers. Global supply chains connect manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and retailers across many countries. These systems help companies reduce costs and increase efficiency, but they can also hide serious human rights issues. Because supply chains often involve multiple countries and […]

The Invisible Domestic Workers Trapped in Modern Slavery

The Grand Addresses Behind the stuccoed facades and manicured gardens of Chelsea, where townhouses sell for millions of pounds, and blacked-out Range Rovers line the streets, an invisible workforce labours in silence. She was living in domestic servitude, a modern slavery hidden in plain sight. Disay, a 35-year-old from the Philippines, worked up to 18 hours a day, seven days a […]

How Poverty and Unemployment Contribute to Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a serious global issue that affects millions of people every year. Traffickers often target vulnerable individuals who are struggling financially or searching for better opportunities. Poverty and unemployment create situations where people become desperate for money, work, food, or safety. Viewing this desperation, traffickers can manipulate victims with false promises of jobs, education, or a better future. […]