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: Pangyao Magazine: Feb 2023Jimmy 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.
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: TIME: Sep 2022
There are 21 Hongkongers still being held captive in Southeast Asia after falling prey to scams, the Security Bureau said. It also received one more report of a Hong Kong citizen being held captive in Southeast Asia yesterday, taking the total of those conned into traveling to the area in employment frauds or romance scams to 39. Of the 39 requests for assistance, 18 of them have been confirmed safe and 12 of them have returned to Hong Kong. But there are still 10 who are being detained in Myanmar and 11 in Cambodia. At present, there is no specific legislation for human trafficking in Hong Kong.
Branches of Hope – a local NGO advocating for victims of trafficking – said in a press conference yesterday that they received two requests for help from alleged victims. Both of them were kidnapped and taken to Myanmar after they traveled to Thailand. One was released after his family members paid a ransom, while the other was still held in Myanmar.More cries for help from trafficking victims | The Standard: The Standard: Aug 2022