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HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
BOH Awareness Month: World Day Against Trafficking In Persons Celebration
Thank you all for coming to the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Celebration yesterday! Out of the 59 participants, we had 53 migrant domestic workers joining us! We hope all of you have taken home not just some tips on online job searching and knowledge on the role of technology in human trafficking, but also good memories of great times we shared together. Last but not least, thank you Fair Employment Agency for being our guest speaker!
BOH Awareness Month: Give Survivors A Voice
Survivors of human trafficking and labour exploitation in Hong Kong have their own stories to share; however, their voices are often suppressed and unheard in the city. In observance of World Day Against Trafficking In Persons, we invited members of the public to give survivors a voice by voicing over their stories and experiences and sharing on social media.
Be loud, be shameless. Listen to the series here:
Ayyan’s Story | Sithara’s Story | Shirley’s Story (Cantonese)
Zoe’s Story (Cantonese) | Kasuni’s Story | Nimala’s Story
Client Support: Crochet & Cookie Baking
Building a strong social support network is a key ingredient in trauma recovery. Led by our summer intern, Lea, STOP organised three sessions of self-care workshop for the community in July. Seven of our community members together with our teammates shared a great time learning new techniques in crocheting and cookie baking. Let’s heal, learn and grow together!
HONG KONG
Migrant domestic worker found unconscious in employer’s home died of ‘natural causes,’ Hong Kong jury rules
Date: 15 June 2022 | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
A Filipina domestic worker found unconscious in her employers’ home in 2017 died of natural causes, a Hong Kong jury has ruled following a week-long inquest. When asked what had caused Quinto’s death, the jury said that the cause of death was unknown. It gave some recommendations to the police and the Labour Department.
Access the article here.
Related reading: Helper’s death sparks appeal to cap work hours
US report on human trafficking in Hong Kong ‘biased’
Date: 20 July 2022 | Source: RTHK
The Hong Kong government objected to a United States report on human trafficking, describing it as “biased and unfair”. In the 2022 Trafficking Persons Report, the US State Department said the Hong Kong government “does not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking”, and gave the SAR its second-worst “Tier 2 Watch List” rating.
Access the article here.
Access the report here.
Read the Hong Kong government’s response here.
ASIA
Give domestic workers across Asia and the Pacific the rights they deserve
Date: 16 June 2022 | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
As the Covid-19 pandemic slowly abates, it is time for countries in Asia and the Pacific to provide better social protection for domestic workers and fully recognise and regulate their work as equal to any other. According to an International Labour Organization (ILO) publication, “Making the right to social security a reality for domestic workers,” more than two thirds of domestic workers in the Asia-Pacific are not covered by even one social security benefit.
Access the article here.
GLOBAL
Stopping slavery and exploitation needs you – trafficking investigator
Date: 8 June 2022 | Source: Newsroom
As submissions to the New Zealand Government’s modern slavery and worker exploitation proposals close, a former human trafficking investigator says change is critical and needs business, officials, iwi, civil society, and most importantly the media to be working together.
Access the article here.
Migrant care workers came to help the UK. Now they’re trapped in debt bondage
Date: 18 June 2022 | Source: The Guardian
Meera Stephen came to Britain with a big suitcase and even bigger dreams. The 27-year-old had left Kerala in south India to work at a care home in Manchester, one of thousands of migrant workers to come after a government recruitment drive to fill more than 100,000 vacancies in social care. The job would pay £10 (HKD$95) an hour – just above minimum wage. But it came at a price. In exchange for securing her employment, she would pay a recruitment agent 1.3m rupees – about £13,700 (HKD$129,550).
Access the article here.
Read more: ‘You complain, you get fired’: Migrant crews on UK fishing boats speak out
Read more: Human traffickers ‘using UK universities as cover’
RESOURCES
[Documentary] Racism for Sale – BBC Africa Eye documentary
Date: 13 June 2022 | Source: BBC
In February 2020, a shocking video began to circulate on Chinese social media. A group of African children are being instructed, by a voice off-camera, to chant phrases in Chinese. The kids repeat the words with smiles and enthusiasm — but they don’t understand that what they’re being told to say is “I am a black monster and my IQ is low.” The clip ignited outrage in China and beyond. But no-one ever answered the crucial questions: Why was this filmed? Where was it shot? Who made it?
Watch the documentary here.
Read more: Man charged with child trafficking after BBC report said he used Malawian kids to make videos mocking Black people for profit
[Report] ‘Just a Maid’: Report highlights emotional abuse of migrant domestic workers in Singapore
Date: 24 June 2022 | Source: The Diplomat
Migrant domestic workers in Singapore continue to face various kinds of emotional abuse, despite growing legal protections against more visible forms of sexual or physical abuse, a migrant worker advocacy group claims in a new report. In a report released this week, the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME), a Singapore-based group that advocates for the rights of migrant workers, documented the “invisible wounds” that employers often inflict on domestic workers, many of them migrants from the Philippines.
Access the article here.
Access the report here.
[Documentary] Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child – BBC News
Date: 13 July 2022 | Source: BBC
Olympian Sir Mo Farah was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant, he has revealed. The athlete has told the BBC he was given the name Mohamed Farah by those who flew him over from Djibouti. His real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin. He was flown over from the East African country aged nine by a woman he had never met, and then made to look after another family’s children, he says. In a documentary by the BBC and Red Bull Studios, Sir Mo recalls the moment he found out his family were still alive after years of no contact.
Watch the documentary here.
Read more: Calls to trafficking helpline go up after Sir Mo Farah revelation
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希望枝子關注月：世界反人口販運日活動
多謝大家參加世界反人口販運日慶祝活動呀！我哋好開心當日喺59位參加者當中有53位係外籍家務工！希望你哋唔單只帶走一啲網上搵工嘅安全貼士同了解多咗網絡同人口販運嘅關係，仲有帶走開心嘅回憶啦！
希望枝子關注月：「倖存者的聲音」網上活動
人口販運倖存者甚少喺媒體出現，佢哋嘅故事亦唔經常獲公眾嘅關注。創傷、自責、羞愧，連同怕被報復、被起訴嘅恐懼，社會上嘅污名，往往令佢哋無法暢所欲言咁講出自己嘅經歷。為慶祝7月30日世界反人口販運日，我哋嘅舉辦咗「倖存者的聲音」網上活動，邀請大眾一齊理直氣壯咁大聲讀出倖存者嘅故事，令更多人聽到佢哋嘅聲音。一齊嚟重溫…
Ayyan 嘅故事 | Sithara 嘅故事 | Shirley 嘅故事
Zoe嘅故事 | Kasuni 嘅故事 | Nimala 嘅故事 (英)
社區成員支援：鉤織和曲奇工作坊
建立支持網絡對經歷創傷後嘅復原好重要。喺我哋嘅暑期實習生 Lea 嘅帶領下，STOP 7月為社區成員舉辦咗三次自我保健工作坊，一共有七位參加者同STOP 團隊一齊學習鉤針編織嘅基本技巧，仲整咗好好味嘅曲奇添！
香港
菲傭死因研訊｜陪審團一致裁定「死於自然」 官令警方調查僱主及中介公司
日期：2022年6月15日 ｜來源：W法庭線
46 歲菲傭 2017 年疑遭女僱主虐待，經常日做 21 小時至深夜，甚至被禁止在家中廁所更換衞生巾等，辭職後被發現在房間昏迷，送院不治。死因研訊周三（ 15 日）踏入第 6 天，2 男 2 女陪審團退庭商議 4.5 小時後，一致裁定死者「死於自然」，並向警方和勞工處作出共 7 項建議，包括進一步調查涉案中介及僱傭公司是否違例、違法，獲死因裁判官何俊堯批准，下令警方跟進。
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碩士生被賣豬仔 逼行騙
日期：2022年7月16日 ｜來源：東方日報
疫情打擊本港經濟，失業人士要就業固然困難，要尋找一份條件優厚的工作更難上加難，有騙徒覷準時機，以優厚的入職條件為餌，引誘求職心切市民墮入陷阱。單計今年上半年，警方已接獲7宗誤墮求職騙案而於外地慘被禁錮的求助報案，其中有男受害人被月薪20萬元吸引，應聘到柬埔寨做荷官，豈料到埗後始知是要做網戀騙徒，若不從要付5萬美元離職費。受害人聯絡在港母親代為向本港警方求助，及後成功逃到當地領事館脫險。
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政府強烈反對美販運人口報告將香港評為第二級別監察
日期：2022年7月20日 ｜來源：香港電台
美國國務院《2022年美國販運人口報告》將香港評為第二級別監察名單。特區政府強烈反對報告偏頗及不公平的評估。政府發言人說，無任何跡象顯示犯罪集團以香港作為販運人口的目的地或中轉站，強調政府一直積極主動和全方位打擊販運人口活動，在打擊販運人口和加強對在港外傭的保障和福祉，投入大量的資源。
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+ 閱讀更多：《2022年美國販運人口報告》
+ 閱讀更多：香港特別行政區政府強烈反對《2022年美國販運人口報告》
亞洲
孫友聯/私校外籍生淪黑工層出不窮，為何核心知情者不吹哨？揭弊者保護刻不容緩
日期：2022年6月23日 ｜來源：報導者
台灣中州科技大學的「烏干達學工事件」引發社會對這起教育黑幕高度關切。烏干達學生排除萬難、千里迢迢來台求學，原本懷抱學成之後將在台灣所學回饋母國社會的夢想，在學校撕毀英語授課、提供獎學金等承諾後，並放任仲介安排學生至與課程無關的工廠工作，嚴重超時甚至必須輪大夜班，進而惡性循環影響學習生涯，讓學生在看不到盡頭的失望深淵中堆砌著絕望。最終，是他們抱持著最後一絲希望勇敢的向社會揭露這個惡行結構，才促使學校負責人、承辦人員及仲介等被收押或交保處分，積累已久的問題才得到部分解決。
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青春煉獄：網路獵騙性私密影像事件簿
日期：2022年7月29日 ｜來源：鏡新聞
去年底，一系列女性的性影像在臉書社團「霸社」被以相同手法、定期預告外流。她們被散布的照片、影片內容十分相似：全裸自拍，擺出特定姿勢，並拍攝私密行為。本刊耗時半年調查，拆解此案犯罪者「Airdrop5」的連續詐騙手法，追蹤其如何與台灣規模最大、獲利鉅額的付費色情論壇「創意私房」合作、販售盈利，獨家揭露一樁受害者多達300人、同一加害者的網路性影像詐騙販售案。本刊採訪多名勇於露面的受害女性，說出她們如何陷入高明騙局，見證自己的私密影像不斷外流、遭受網路霸凌，置身地獄，奮力倖存，復原，甚至反擊的歷程與感受。
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國際
美國涉新疆強迫勞動禁令生效，全球供應鏈或將「大換血」
日期：2022年6月23日 ｜來源：紐約時報中文網
華盛頓——一項旨在打擊中國強迫勞動的全面新法律可能會對美國公司和消費者產生意外的重大影響。這項於週二生效的法律禁止與新疆存在任何聯繫的產品進入美國。新疆是中國偏遠的西部地區，中國當局在那裡對維吾爾穆斯林和其他少數民族進行大規模鎮壓。這可能會影響到很多產品，包括那些使用來自新疆的原材料，或與美國政府認為具有強迫性的中國勞動力和扶貧項目有關的產品——即使最終產品在生產過程中只使用了少量來自新疆的原材料。
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奧運金牌名將首次揭露身世：9歲被賣到英國當童工，運動是他唯一的救贖
日期：2022年7月13日 ｜來源：關鍵評論
曾拿下奧運四金、被英國女王冊封為爵士勳銜的英國長跑名將法拉（Mo Farah）近日在《BBC》紀錄片中坦言，「我並非你們以為的那個人。多數的人知道我叫法拉，但那不是我的名字，那不是我真實的人生。」法拉說，自己9歲時被賣到英國當童工，法拉是從另一個孩子偷來的身份、用來製作假護照，他原來的名字叫做卡辛（Hussein Abdi Kahin）。
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評論及資源
[書摘] 白曉紅《再見，烏斯曼》前言：無人弔唁的非洲移工，「義大利製造」背後的緘默法則
日期：2022年5月31日 ｜來源：關鍵評論
《再見，烏斯曼》講述的是義大利移工的故事，既是要致敬跨越國境、設法改變自身和家人命運的移工，也希望揭露歐洲將非洲移民置於最底端，無情的剝削、壓榨移工，構築出繁華且罪惡的巴比倫城。
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[專題調查] BBC調查：追蹤中國社交網絡上侮辱黑人視頻的幕後黑手
日期：2022年6月15日 ｜來源：BBC
2020年，一段令人震驚的影片開始在中國社交媒體上傳播。一群非洲兒童被教導用漢語重複喊出「我是黑鬼，智商低」的句子。這段影片在中國國內和其他地區都引發憤怒，但它是在哪裡拍攝的，拍攝者是誰一直是謎團。BBC《非洲之眼》記者魯納科·塞利納（Runako Celina）和亨利·姆漢戈（Henry Mhango）花費數月時間，調查這背後的視頻製作產業。令人震驚的是，它並不僅限於歧視，還涉及虐待和剝削指控。
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+觀看影片：BBC調查：涉嫌製作侮辱馬拉維黑人網絡視頻的中國籍男子被捕
STOP. 中文電子報每月出版，旨在向本港打擊販運人口的社區提供最新的新聞和資源。如你有反人口販運的資訊想透過本報發放，請聯絡 NEWS@STOPHK.ORG。本電子報內容並不反映 STOP. 的立場，謝謝您對本組織的支持。STOP. 是 希望枝子有限公司 (BRANCHES OF HOPE) 其中一個項目，旨在對抗人口販運。本組織與其他名稱類同的反人口販運組織並無關連。Our Voices Our Stories
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
What is Decent Work?
Everyone hopes for freedom to choose work that delivers fair treatment. No one wants to experience human rights violation as decent work and trafficking-in-persons are two opposite ends on the work spectrum. The International Labour Organization (ILO) sums up the aspirations of “Decent Work”: opportunities for work that delivers a fair income, security in the workplace, social protection for families, better prospects for personal and social development, freedom of expression and organizing, gender equality in work. In celebration of Labour Day, we asked our community members what decent work means to them:
Gloria, Filipina Domestic Worker | Maria, Asylum Seeker | Auntie Ti, Former Kindergarten Childcare Worker
HONG KONG
Four arrested in underage sex ring raid in Hong Kong
Date: 1 April 2022 | Source: The Standard
Police busted a prostitution syndicate and arrested four people for manipulating underage girls into prostitution. The four were all members of triad society and officers said the mastermind created a channel on messaging app Telegram over a year ago and attracted whoremasters with seductive wordings and sexy photos of the young girls.
Access the article here.
‘Treat us fairly’: Meet the domestic worker YouTuber raising awareness of helper rights
Date: 17 April 2022 | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
“You think you’re so great because you’re rich?”, “How much do you pay? …working 24 hours, but don’t even have holidays.” A video of a foreign domestic worker sarcastically reprimanding Hong Kong employers gained traction last month. But Contrinx, the Indonesian YouTuber who won’t reveal her name for safety reasons – doesn’t normally jeer as she did in the viral clip and she isn’t new to the issue. She has been acting as a counsellor for migrant workers for 10 years and, in 2018, started writing blogs and posting videos to promote their rights.
Access the article here.
Hong Kong judge directs police to renew investigation into sexual assault complaints
Date: 22 April 2022 | Source: South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong judge has directed police to renew an investigation into a domestic helper’s complaint of sexual assault against her employer, after finding officers had failed to follow government protocols in considering whether she had been subject to human trafficking or forced labour due to the absence of bespoke legislation. High Court Justice Russell Coleman held on Friday that authorities had failed to “afford practical and effective protection” against forced labour, despite the city’s top court warning two years ago that a patchwork of existing offences might be insufficient in sanctioning the crime when a specific offence was lacking.
Access the article here.
Read our response to the CFI decision here.
ASIA
ILO welcomes China’s move towards the ratification of two forced labour conventions
Date: 20 April 2022 | Source: International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has welcomed the decision by the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China to approve the ratification of the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105). By approving these ratifications, China reinforces its commitment to eliminate all forms of forced labour within its jurisdiction, realize work in freedom for its 1.4 billion people, and respect the ILO’s fundamental principles and rights at work.
Cambodia’s trafficked brides: The escalating phenomenon of forced marriage in China
Date: 11 May 2022 | Source: The Global Initiative
The number of women travelling from Cambodia to China for forced or arranged marriages has surged since 2016 and experienced a further spike since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Cambodian women in arranged marriages with Chinese men, whether originally consensual or not, report finding themselves in remote areas and abusive contexts.
Access the article here.
Related reading: Sisters allegedly murdered by husbands in Pakistan ‘honour’ killing
GLOBAL
Facebook faces new lawsuit alleging human trafficking and union-busting in Kenya
Date: 11 May 2022 | Source: Time
Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, and its largest outsourcing partner in Africa are facing new allegations of forced labor, human trafficking, and union busting in Kenya. Daniel Motaung, a former outsourced Facebook content moderator, filed a lawsuit in Nairobi accusing Meta and outsourcing firm Sama of multiple violations of the Kenyan constitution. On the job, for around $2.20 per hour, Motaung says he witnessed disturbing content including violent beheadings and the sexual abuse of children. He now regularly experiences flashbacks and nightmares, severe anxiety in public spaces—and difficulty finding another job. He remains unemployed and was recently diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a diagnosis shared by many of his former colleagues.
Access the article here.
Malawi struggles to curb human trafficking
Date: 11 May 2022 | Source: DW News
Children are going missing and cases of human trafficking are being reported by aid groups and volunteers along Ukraine’s borders amid the chaos of the refugee crisis triggered by the Russian invasion. Due to concerns around human trafficking, the Polish government introduced bill amendments to raise the minimum sentence for human trafficking from three to 10 years, and the maximum prison sentence for sex trafficking of children from 10 to 25 years. Poland’s deputy interior minister, Maciej Wąsik, said: “We want to send a clear message to the criminals who are trying to exploit the tragedies of the refugees.”
Access the article here.
Watch more: We are Zama Zama – BBC Africa Eye documentary
RESOURCES
[Analysis] Traffickers and Victims: Opposite sides of the same coin?
Date: 19 April 2022 | Source: Anti-Trafficking Review
Many trafficking networks are composed of a web of interconnected actors that enable and perpetuate exploitation. The stratification and broad spectrum of actors involved in these scenarios beg the question: who are the traffickers?
Access the article here.
Read the report here.
[Report] More efforts needed to identify human trafficking victims
Date: 27 April 2022 | Source: RTÉ News
The study, carried out jointly by the European Migrant Network (EMN) and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), highlights the challenge of screening victims of human trafficking within current migration procedures in Ireland. Stakeholders highlighted several challenges in the role of the Garda as the sole authority in the identification process because they said it could deter victims of human trafficking from reporting. The study also points out that the procedure is not on statutory footing, which can make it difficult for victims of trafficking to exercise their rights, and result in delays in early identification.
Access the article here.
Read the report here.
[Documentary] ‘Cyber Hell’ review: When chat rooms become sites of exploitation
Date: 20 May 2022 | Source: The New York Times
This true-crime documentary, subtitled “Exposing an Internet Horror,” recounts a South Korean case in which chat room operators coerced young women, including minors, into making and sending sexually explicit videos. It’s a harrowing case of violence against women and the way technology facilitates heinous crime.
Access the article here.
Watch the teaser here.
STOP ENEWS, PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH, AIMS TO PROVIDE CURRENT NEWS, EVENTS, AND RESOURCES TO THE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG. IF YOU HAVE ANTI-TRAFFICKING RELATED ACTIVITIES OR RESOURCES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THROUGH OUR ENEWS NETWORK, SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO NEWS@STOPHK.ORG. INCLUSION OF CONTENT IN NO WAY REFLECTS THE VIEWS OF OUR ORGANISATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.STOP IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRANCHES OF HOPE BASED IN HONG KONG. IT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OTHER ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORGANISATION OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR NAME.
本月焦點
尊嚴工作係乜東東?
人人都希望可以自由選擇有公平待遇嘅工，唔想人權被侵害，因為尊嚴工作同人口販運正正係工作光譜上嘅兩個極端。而國際勞工組織就總括咗人類對「尊嚴工作」嘅願景：可達公平收入嘅工作機會，安穩嘅職場，為家庭提供足夠社會保障，個人及社會更好嘅發展，表達及結社自由，職場性別平權。究竟我哋嘅社區成員又覺得乜嘢先係「尊嚴工作」呢？
Gloria, 外籍家務工 ｜ Maria, 尋求庇護者 ｜ 娣姐, 退休托兒照顧者
香港
警瓦解操控未成年少女賣淫集團 4人落網
日期：2022年4月1日 ｜來源：商業電台
警方成功瓦解一個賣淫集團，拘捕4人，包括37歲集團女主腦及3名骨幹成員。警方相信賣淫集團過去一年多曾操控至少10多名未成年少女賣淫，少女每次性交易只能攤分一百元至數百元。警方指，集團分工精細，女主腦透過通訊軟件創立一個頻道，以一些少女性感照片吸引嫖客。其他骨幹成員就負責招攬少女，專門在網上交友平台，又或少女愛流連的球場或遊樂場結識她們，趁機建立朋友關係，噓寒問暖，然後再用錢及名貴禮物博取少女信任，之後藉機利誘。
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遭僱主非禮外傭勝訴 高院促警查強迫勞役
日期：2022年4月23日 ｜來源：明報
一名英籍僱主被指非禮其外傭及強迫她替僱主手淫，早前被裁定非禮罪成。該外傭尋求司法覆核，質疑警方調查其間未有履行《香港人權法案》訂明的責任。高等法院28日以遙距聆訊處理司法覆核許可申請。申請方指，涉案僱主多次強迫不同家庭傭工為他提供性服務，涉及強制勞役及販賣人口，惟警方「有意排除」上述調查方向，僅控以非禮罪；答辯方則反駁，案情不涉限制外傭的人身自由及金錢或物件交易，不屬強制勞役或販賣人口。
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大疫過後，走一趟廟街——這是無家者、移工、鳳姐的救贖之地
日期：2022年5月3日 ｜來源：端傳媒
4月初春，很多人在廟街臨時棲身。失去遊客，失去假日的閒逛人潮，昔日熱鬧的著名街道變得寧靜冷清，唯一響亮的，只有街邊檔播放的Beyond樂隊歌曲《灰色軌跡》。卻也正是這條街，承接疫情中因確診被僱主趕走的移工，和重投工作卻苦無工開的無家者。 「因為經濟低迷，這裏的人正在搏鬥。」在廟街居住的獻主會神父胡頌恆說。2020年，他和伙伴設立的慈善機構Mercy HK協助無家者住入佐敦平安大樓的賓館，至今年2月，Mercy HK甚至突然化身移工的「民間檢疫中心」。
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亞洲
國際勞工組織歡迎中國批准兩項強迫勞動公約
日期：2022年4月20日 ｜來源：國際勞工組織
國際勞工組織歡迎中華人民共和國全國人民代表大會常務委員會決定批准《1930年強迫或強制勞動公約》（第29號） 和《1957年廢除強迫勞動公約》（第105號）。 這兩個核心公約的批准，使中國批准的國際勞工組織公約 總數達到28個，其中包括八個核心公約中的六個。 通過批准這些公約，中國進一步承諾在其所轄範圍內消除一切形式的強迫勞動，使其14億人民實現自由的工作，並尊重國際勞工組織的工作中基本原則和權利。
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國際
臉書遭控人口販運員工及打擊工會
日期：2022年5月10日 ｜來源：自由時報
據《時代》報導，臉書於非洲最大的合作外包公司Sama前員工莫唐（Daniel Motaung）10日向肯亞法院提出訴訟，指控Meta與Sama所犯之「強迫勞動」、「人口販賣」、「打擊工會」等罪行，已經違反肯亞憲法。 報導指出，Sama自封為「合乎道德的人工智慧」公司，總部設於美國加州，但他們以低至美金1.5元的時薪，僱用開發中國家的人員，並專門接受大型資訊科技公司的外包案，為他們應付需要大量人工輸入的案件。 以臉書外包的審核業務為例，這些員工因長期觀看該平台上暴力、殺戮、性侵、自殺和虐童等噁心影像，造成嚴重心理創傷，甚至被診斷出創傷後壓力症候群。
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性販運：從羅馬尼亞被拐賣到英國的女孩們
日期：2022年5月18日 ｜來源：BBC 中文
一項BBC調查發現，羅馬尼亞有人把年齡小至10歲的女孩加以栽培，再拐賣到英國，強迫她們從事性工作。英國多支警隊人員向BBC表示，性販賣已非常盛行，警察盡力將人口販子繩之於法，卻力不從心。
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評論及資源
[觀點] 國際品牌的新疆棉困境：如何權衡商業利益和道德聲譽
日期：2022年5月30日 ｜來源：紐約時報中文網
全球服裝行業廣泛使用新疆的棉花。根據Oritain——該公司進行司法科學檢測以確定原材料來源——的一項調查，截至去年秋天，美國商店貨架上16%的棉質衣服含有來自新疆的纖維。但即將在美國生效的法規將允許海關官員扣押任何在新疆製造的貨物，除非公司能夠證明其供應鏈沒有涉及強迫勞動。
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[紀錄片] Netflix《網路煉獄：揭發N號房》真實案件比電影更令人髮指 數十位少女被逼拍裸照、自殘，共犯高達26萬人
日期：2022年5月30日 ｜來源：風傳媒
Netflix《網路煉獄：揭發N號房》紀錄片已於18號上線，此紀錄片是揭發2019年震撼亞洲的真實「性剝削」罪案。2名想當記者的女大生為探討偷拍事件而開始進行調查，沒想到因此發現嚴重的網路色情問題，進而查出「N號房」與「博士房」的存在。她們的報告引起了《韓民族日報》記者的注意，並潛伏了半年進行進一步調查始揭發這起讓人毛骨悚然的案件，將之公諸於世。
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STOP. 中文電子報每月出版，旨在向本港打擊販運人口的社區提供最新的新聞和資源。如你有反人口販運的資訊想透過本報發放，請聯絡 NEWS@STOPHK.ORG。本電子報內容並不反映 STOP. 的立場，謝謝您對本組織的支持。STOP. 是 希望枝子有限公司 (BRANCHES OF HOPE) 其中一個項目，旨在對抗人口販運。本組織與其他名稱類同的反人口販運組織並無關連。Greetings from our new Executive Director
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
COVID-19 Response: Reaching marginalised migrants in Hong KongSTOP Welcomes the Latest Decision of the Court of First Instance’s Judgement of the CB Case
The High Court has ruled that authorities have not fulfilled its constitutional duty to provide practical and effective protection to victims of forced labour under Article 4 of Cap 383 Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance in the case of CB; and has quashed and remitted the Commissioner of Police’s decision to not investigate the claimant’s case under trafficking in persons (TIP) and forced labour for renewed consideration. STOP welcomes this heartening outcome for human trafficking victims in Hong Kong and local organisations that support the cause. The ruling also sets the stage for reforms in TIP laws and policies in Hong Kong.
Volunteer Appreciation Month
Volunteers have been a tower of strength for STOP. In 2012, the Vine Church hosted a film screening. The documentary was an in-depth investigation of how sex trafficking operates in the world and the devastating effect on victims’ lives. A group of shocked audiences then became passionate volunteers. This diverse group of individuals from different backgrounds and experience formed a concern group, and slowly became the anti-trafficking team of Branches of Hope today.
A kernel of wheat falls and produces fruits. Since the establishment of STOP in 2014, our volunteers have contributed tremendously to fundraising, public education, connecting vulnerable groups, and building survivors’ capacity. One small step of each individual, together we walk towards a just and slave-free world. As we celebrate #VolunteerAppreciationMonth in April, we are thankful for the contribution that our volunteers have made along the way to reduce modern slavery.
STOP ENEWS AIMS TO PROVIDE CURRENT NEWS, EVENTS, AND RESOURCES TO THE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG. IF YOU HAVE ANTI-TRAFFICKING RELATED ACTIVITIES OR RESOURCES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THROUGH OUR ENEWS NETWORK, SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO NEWS@STOPHK.ORG. INCLUSION OF CONTENT IN NO WAY REFLECTS THE VIEWS OF OUR ORGANISATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.STOP IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRANCHES OF HOPE BASED IN HONG KONG. IT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OTHER ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORGANISATION OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR NAME.
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本月焦點
STOP就高等法院對CB司法覆核案件的判決表示歡迎
高等法庭裁定執法人員冇履行《香港人權法案》第四條「不得使充奴隸或奴工」嘅責任，就CB司法覆核案件，撤銷警方不循販賣人口及強迫勞役調查嘅決定，發還警方重新調查。STOP為今次標誌性嘅判決感到鼓舞。相信判決亦為香港政府日後喺改善打擊人口販運及強迫勞動嘅政策制訂，奠下基礎。
義工感謝月
義工係STOP 嘅重要支柱。喺2012年，葡萄藤教會舉辦咗一場電影放映，電影探討性販運嘅全球運作模式，以及對受害人嘅生活影響。電影深深震撼咗在場觀眾，一班志願者，嚟自唔同背景，擁有唔同技能，聚埋一齊，由關注組演變成今日希望枝子嘅 STOP 反人口販運團隊。
一粒麥子落地，可以結出更多果實。自2014年STOP成立至今，全靠義工支持，由籌款、公眾教育，到連繫邊緣群體、增強倖存者群體嘅能力，為反現代奴役工作攜手協力，一人每天行一少步，為公義工作行一大步。 趁四月義工感謝月，我哋回顧一吓義工為反現代奴役工作嘅貢獻吖！
STOP. 中文電子報每月出版，旨在向本港打擊販運人口的社區提供最新的新聞和資源。如你有反人口販運的資訊想透過本報發放，請聯絡 NEWS@STOPHK.ORG。本電子報內容並不反映 STOP. 的立場，謝謝您對本組織的支持。STOP. 是 希望枝子有限公司 (BRANCHES OF HOPE) 其中一個項目，旨在對抗人口販運。本組織與其他名稱類同的反人口販運組織並無關連。
THIS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY STOP TRAFFICKING OF PEOPLE (STOP), PROVIDING YOU WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE NEWS, EVENTS AND RESOURCES RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. FOR DAILY UPDATES, VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH
Our COVID Stories
It is almost 2.5 years into the pandemic, the recent Omicron wave intensifies the challenging situation vulnerable communities are in. The difficulties survivors of human trafficking and labour exploitation, and migrant domestic workers particularly face are more complicated than soaring food prices and compulsory universal testing, which require other means of non-monetary relief. Click on the tabs below to learn more about how STOP has been overcoming the barriers and walking alongside with the marginalised.
Supplies Shortage = Malnutrition | Courts Adjourn = Infinite Wait | Confusing Information = Anxiety | Quarantine Order = Isolation | Social Distancing Rule = Discrimination
Miles Apart But Close At Heart
With the fifth wave of COVID-19 outbreak sweeping the city, social distancing measures have once again been tightened in Hong Kong. Despite so, our mission to end human trafficking continues. In March alone, STOP has organized two info sessions, two volunteer trainings, a health talk, as well as three IOM funded workshops for migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, all of which were conducted remotely. A special thank you to our speakers, Fair Employment Agency, Health In Action and Community Drug Advisory Council, and to all participants for taking the time to join us!
It is hoped that equipping our service users with timely information about the latest labour policy changes and medical guidelines could offer some support, and empower them with a better understanding of their labour and welfare rights. Our volunteer team also explored ways to engage the wider public in tackling human trafficking together, through community empowerment for decent work and transparent supply chains.
HONG KONG
Hong Kong domestic helpers abandoned as COVID takes toll
Date: 28 February 2022 | Source: Reuters
A rapid spread in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong has cast a spotlight on the plight of domestic helpers in the global financial hub after some were fired or made homeless by their employers when they tested positive for coronavirus. Two domestic helpers told Reuters they felt helpless and traumatised by the experience. Hong Kong’s Labour Department has warned employers it is an offence to sack those infected.
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Read more: Seen as heroes at home, Filipino workers feel ‘abandoned’ amid Hong Kong’s COVID surge
ASIA
Netizen Voices: Video of shackled, mentally-ill mother of eight sparks outrage, prompts police investigation
Date: 4 February 2022 | Source: China Digital Times
A viral video of a purportedly mentally-ill mother of eight kept chained in an outdoor shed has provoked outrage among Chinese citizens, prompted a criminal investigation, and brought renewed attention to the issues of human trafficking, domestic violence, and treatment of the mentally ill. Comments on Chinese social media have been highly critical of the way that local officials handled the matter, and of censorship of the topic on Weibo and other platforms.
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Read more: China’s city elites wake up to scale of trafficking after chained woman shows human side of age-old crime
Uzbek cotton is free from systemic child labour and forced labour
Date: 1 March 2022 | Source: International Labour Organization
The country has succeeded in eradicating systemic forced labour and systemic child labour during the 2021 cotton production cycle, according to new ILO findings. Jonas Astrup, Chief Technical Advisor of the ILO TPM Project in Uzbekistan said that monitors observed new developments which indicate the democratization of the labour market in Uzbekistan. “We observed an emerging trend of collective bargaining at the grass-root level… Many pickers were paid well above the minimum wage as a result.”
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In Taiwan, blue-collar migrant workers find labour policies that leave them vulnerable to abuse and exploitation
Date: 13 March 2022 | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
In the three decades since Taiwan began importing labour from poorer parts of Asia, migrant workers have become such essential cogs in the machinery of this society that it would grind to a screeching halt without them. Migrant workers man Taiwan’s fishing boats. Its factories employ hundreds of thousands of them. And, on a rapidly ageing island, domestic workers from Southeast Asia are depended on to care for grandpas and grandmas. However, it does little to protect their rights.
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GLOBAL
Prince Andrew settles Virginia Giuffre sexual assault case in US
Date: 15 February 2022 | Source: The Guardian
The Duke of York has settled the sexual assault case filed against him by Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed sum, sparing him the humiliation of giving evidence in a trial and protecting the royal family from further reputational damage. The move is a remarkable turnaround for the prince, who had promised to fight to clear his name in court, and whose lawyer had described Giuffre’s claim as “baseless” and her of seeking a “payday”.
Andrew was friends with Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted in December of charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy relating to the recruitment of teenage girls for Epstein to sexually abuse.
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Children going missing amid chaos at Ukrainian border, aid groups report
Date: 12 March 2022 | Source: The Guardian
Children are going missing and cases of human trafficking are being reported by aid groups and volunteers along Ukraine’s borders amid the chaos of the refugee crisis triggered by the Russian invasion. Due to concerns around human trafficking, the Polish government introduced bill amendments to raise the minimum sentence for human trafficking from three to 10 years, and the maximum prison sentence for sex trafficking of children from 10 to 25 years. Poland’s deputy interior minister, Maciej Wąsik, said: “We want to send a clear message to the criminals who are trying to exploit the tragedies of the refugees.”
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Read more: How the sex trade preys on Ukraine’s refugees
RESOURCES
[Report] Pandemic highlights Hong Kong’s reliance on migrant domestic workers and the government’s failure to protect them
Date: 20 February 2022 | Source: Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions FADWU
The pandemic has highlighted how important migrant domestic workers are to families in Hong Kong, yet new research reveals that the government’s mechanisms to protect them are not fit for purpose. The Hong Kong government’s Code of Practice for Employment Agencies (CoP) is being widely flouted by agencies, leaving migrant domestic workers at risk of abuse and exploitation. Yet rather than addressing the failings of their own policies, the government has targeted domestic workers who seek better terms and conditions at work (so-called ‘job-hopping’) and unfairly punished them.
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Read the report here.
[Opinion] Securing evidence: The key to convicting human traffickers
Date: 5 March 2022 | Source: UN News
“Slave” tattoos, electric shock devices, and plastic bracelets. These are examples of the kinds of objects and physical abuses deployed by human traffickers to control, torture, and brand their victims, and which are crucial to securing a conviction. “However, in view of the typical weaknesses that plague victim testimonies, it is necessary to gather other forms of evidence and evaluate on the totality of the evidence, rather than limiting it to the victim statement,” says Rahel Gershuni, a lawyer and international expert on combatting human trafficking.
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[Tech Tool] Tech-driven tools to uncover labor exploitation
Date: 5 March 2022 | Source: Forbes
In social audits, auditors visit factories to check on working and living conditions. Yet all too often they protect companies rather than workers, and companies are not transparent about audit results. One way forward may be to complement in-person audits with remote technologies.
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The fifth wave of COVID-19 continues to hit the city hard. While Hong Kong people are busy fighting the pandemic, STOP team is sourcing supplies diligently for our community of trafficking survivors. Our service target covers unemployed migrant domestic workers, sex trafficking victims and other communities at-risk. You can help us by donating here: http://give.asia/bohfood2022
STOP ENEWS, PUBLISHED EVERY MONTH, AIMS TO PROVIDE CURRENT NEWS, EVENTS, AND RESOURCES TO THE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMMUNITY IN HONG KONG. IF YOU HAVE ANTI-TRAFFICKING RELATED ACTIVITIES OR RESOURCES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THROUGH OUR ENEWS NETWORK, SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO NEWS@STOPHK.ORG. INCLUSION OF CONTENT IN NO WAY REFLECTS THE VIEWS OF OUR ORGANISATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
STOP IS AN INITIATIVE OF BRANCHES OF HOPE BASED IN HONG KONG. IT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OTHER ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORGANISATION OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR NAME.
本月焦點
Our COVID Stories 疫境同行
疫情持續咗差唔多兩年半，最近一波疫情亦令社會上脆弱群體嘅處境被激化。尤其係人口販運及勞動剝削嘅倖存者同埋外籍家務工，佢哋所面對嘅困難又點止買貴菜同強檢。除咗提供生活所需，我哋點樣陪伴邊緣群體跨過重重障礙，共度人心惶惶嘅時刻？
物資短缺 = 飢寒交迫 | 法庭關閉 = 無限等 | 資訊混亂 = 焦慮 | 隔離 = 孤立 | 限聚令 = 針對
越過距離 推動充權
疫情轉差，但日子總要過。既然可以在家工作、在家學習，那在家充權、反販運也無妨。我哋三月總共舉辦咗兩場STOP資訊日、兩場義工訓練工作坊、一場健康講座以及三場由國際移民組織資助嘅外籍家務工工作坊，適時為服務對象提供勞權及醫療資訊，從而達至自我充權，亦與義工一同研討如何透過推動充權，防制人口販運。感謝講者公平僱傭中心、醫護行者和社區藥物教育輔導會，還有所有參與者抽空出席。
香港
染疫外傭被炒露宿街頭 勞工處警告僱主或違法：日後聘外傭將被拒
日期：2022年2月24日 ｜來源：香港01
第五波疫情下有染疫外傭被解僱，要在寒天露宿街頭。勞工處24日提醒僱主切勿解僱染疫外傭，並應按照《僱傭條例》及「標準僱傭合約」，為染疫外傭提供有薪病假、免費及合適住宿及免費醫療，否則有可能違法，日後亦會被拒絕外傭簽證申請。
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英籍僱主非禮外傭罪成 事主指罪行涉違《人權法》申司法覆核
日期：2022年3月28日 ｜來源：明報
一名英籍僱主被指非禮其外傭及強迫她替僱主手淫，早前被裁定非禮罪成。該外傭尋求司法覆核，質疑警方調查其間未有履行《香港人權法案》訂明的責任。高等法院28日以遙距聆訊處理司法覆核許可申請。申請方指，涉案僱主多次強迫不同家庭傭工為他提供性服務，涉及強制勞役及販賣人口，惟警方「有意排除」上述調查方向，僅控以非禮罪；答辯方則反駁，案情不涉限制外傭的人身自由及金錢或物件交易，不屬強制勞役或販賣人口。
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遠方的哭聲：從八孩母親到被遺忘的農村女性精神障礙患者
日期：2022年2月8日 ｜來源：端傳媒
「徐州八孩母親」事件在2022年農曆新年來臨前引爆中國大陸輿論場。事件中的女性楊某俠在江蘇省徐州市豐縣的一個村子裏，被鐵鏈鎖頸、拴於簡陋偏房，她蓬頭垢面、衣着單薄，卻為董某民生育8個孩子。豐縣事件再次引發有關是否有必要提高拐賣婦女、兒童罪刑罰的討論，但范越認為，刑責處罰只是被拐賣女性權益保護的其中一環，更重要的「一頭一尾」反而少人在意。
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從此再無新疆貨？美國涉疆新法攪動全球供應鏈
日期：2022年1月13日 ｜來源：風傳媒
2021年歲末，美國總統拜登將《防止強迫維吾爾人勞動法案》（The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act）簽署成法。這部新法將全面禁止企業從新疆地區或與該地區政府有關聯的實體進口產品，除非企業能夠提供明確且令人信服的證據，證明產品非由強迫勞動製造。分析認為，新法必將對全球供應鏈構成影響，但具體情況將取決於未來美國政府的執法力度。
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遠洋漁船模範生：「讓外籍漁工待得開心，我覺得非常值得！」
日期：2022年3月8日 ｜來源：獨立評論在天下
「我16歲就開始跑船，到現在已經超過20年了！」電話的那一頭是陳文省陳老闆，他來自東港的漁民第三代，旗下的船隊跑到全球三大洋都有。「現在的漁船出去那麼久，有時候一趟好幾個月甚至一年，所以我在去年年底，把我擁有的一艘遠洋漁船加裝了衛星無限量通訊網路系統。船員就算在大海中央，不工作的時候，也可以看電視、看網紅、可以透過手機聯絡遠在台灣和印尼的家人。」陳老闆將心比心，不只想到漁船上的管理階層，還有船上的外籍漁工們。
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安德魯王子性侵案庭外和解 「回不去」的王子與「誰來買單」的疑問
日期：2022年2月16日 ｜來源：BBC中文
英國約克公爵安德魯王子在美國被提起性侵犯民事訴訟一事以庭外和解作結，安德魯王子同意向原訴人弗吉妮婭·尤弗裏支付一筆款項和解，金額保密。 尤弗裏女士公開宣稱自16歲被金融家愛潑斯坦侵犯，並曾被「借出」予有權有勢的男性。2019年，愛潑斯坦因性販運罪行在監獄收押候審期間死亡。 她稱在她17歲時，曾三度被安德魯王子性侵犯，地點分別是英國社交名媛吉絲蓮·麥斯威爾在倫敦的寓所，愛潑斯坦位於紐約的公寓樓，和愛潑斯坦在美屬維爾京群島的私人島嶼上。
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輪胎、馬達上都是童工血淚！看不見的電動車生產悲歌
日期：2022年3月14日 ｜來源：科技報橘
全球每年約 70% 的「鈷」產量來自於剛果共和國，但是許多人權觀察組織長年來不斷警示，當地礦場的工作環境不佳、童工等一直是亟需解決問題。每天的開採作業需要耗費相當大的體力，因此高工時、高溫、飲食及飲用水供應不足的工作環境，都讓礦工們深感吃不消，且向上反映也得不到回應。 人權觀察組織 RAID 與美國科技媒體 The Verge 共同實地訪問了超過 10 位的 KCC 正職及約聘員工後，卻發現當地的工作環境遠比想像中還要差。
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330萬烏克蘭難民湧入歐洲 兒童販運風險高漲
日期：2022年3月21日 ｜來源：中央通訊社
歐洲聯盟（EU）負責移民事務的專員警告，因俄羅斯入侵而逃亡出國的烏克蘭兒童，有遭到販運的危險。歐盟內政事務專員約翰松說，截至目前歐盟邊界傳出無人陪伴兒童的報告非常少，只有少數販運的報告。 然而她表示，警察、相關活動家和烏克蘭婦女組織已提醒要注意一些「令人擔憂」的案例，並指過去出現大規模遷移的情況下，這些虐待行為很普遍。她說，風險可能出現在邊境地區，偽裝成救助人員的罪犯，可能藉提供新抵達的移民庇護場所，占弱勢群體便宜。
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[網上藝術展] 藝術與社會：斷鍊藝術行動展
日期：2022年2月8日 ｜來源：女權學論
隨著「豐縣生育八孩女子」事件發酵，全國良知人民深切關注母親、弱勢群體和困難群體。以藝術家張瓊飛女士為主倡導人，相關幾個藝術家群體聯合作家和詩人積極參與的《斷鍊》藝術行動在線展覽正式拉開序幕。此次展覽的目的是「解去拴住她的鐵鍊，斷掉販賣她的金錢鏈」，以多種藝術形式，包括文字，圖片，繪畫，影像，雕塑，裝置，行為等來進行真摯的人性召喚。參加展覽的女性主義藝術家郭楨女士表示：「如果我們不能為沈默大地和靜音的人說話，我們都將面臨同一的毀滅的結局。」
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[調查報告] 疫症突顯本港依賴外傭 特區政府保障工人不力
日期：2022年2月20日 ｜來源：香港亞洲家務工工會聯會
一場2019冠狀病毒肺炎疫症，突顯家務移工對本地家庭的重要性；然而，一項研究結果顯示，特區政府保障家務移工的機制，未能達到目的。由香港政府頒佈的《職業介紹所實務守則》實施五年以來，普遍被中介公司無視；令家務移工處於容易受到剝削的狀況。可是，特區政府非但沒有注視到其政策本身之缺點，反而將茅頭指向尋求較佳待遇的勞方(所謂「跳槽」)，不公平地懲罰他們。
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