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遣送政策收緊半年 466聲請人覆核失敗被驅 – 20230730 – 港聞 – 每日明報 – 明報新聞網 (mingpao.com)

調查發現近三分之二的受訪被販運者未曾向當局舉報，或沒有向官員透露他們個案與販運有關，原因是害怕被當局對他們作出檢控及遣返。

PANGYAO – A Social Platform for Hong Kong’s Migrant Worker Community

Jimmy 來港十多年，來審核程序上兜兜轉轉，仍未等到公義到來，他已經老去。
「人們最後一次看到我，會是在（原居地）機場，但當我被捕後，我會被消失。在此之後，不會再有我的消息。」

– Fresh applications to Immigration authorities are down from 1,500 in 2021 to 455 in February
– ‘Exceptional and complicated’ asylum cases take longer to be processed, says Security Bureau

After escaping exploitation, trafficked domestic workers in Hong Kong face another hurdle – legal recognition

Research carried out by Justice Centre Hong Kong in 2016 found that 17 per cent of the migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong were in forced labour, and 14 per cent of those had been trafficked.

After escaping exploitation, trafficked domestic workers in Hong Kong face another hurdle – legal recognition – Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (hongkongfp.com)

Asia’s Human Traffickers Target New Victims

Aspate of human trafficking cases has rattled the cosmopolitan financial hub of Hong Kong. Since January, city authorities have received appeals for help from at least 43 Hongkongers kidnapped and forced to do illegal work in Southeast Asia. Of those, 23 have returned safely, while 12 others are still being held in Cambodia and three more in Myanmar.

Asia’s Human Traffickers Target New Victims | Time

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Reports of Hong Kong people suspected of being trafficked to Southeast Asia have made headlines recently. But existing laws fail to target human trafficking or forced labour, says Patricia Ho of the Hong Kong Dignity Institute.

Hong Kong should legislate against human trafficking, NGO and lawyer urge amid increasing number of calls for help – Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (hongkongfp.com)

Human-trafficking crisis: captive Hongkonger tells how trip to Thailand turned into 3-month nightmare under forced labour

Anecdotal evidence shows many scam victims were lured to Thailand with the promise of a well-paid job they saw advertised online.

Lawyers and NGO staff have paid close attention since the crisis – possibly the worst to affect the safety of Hongkongers overseas for a decade – started to unfold.

Human-trafficking crisis: captive Hongkonger tells how trip to Thailand turned into 3-month nightmare under forced labour | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)