Branches of Hope eNews November 2021
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
Latest Happenings
This month, we organized a series of four Legal Workshops for Migrant Domestic Workers. How can workers file a labour claim? How does anti-discrimination law apply to migrant domestic workers? These were some of the questions addressed in the workshop. 10 workers completed the series and earned certificates. With their newly gained knowledge, they hope to reach out to more workers together with STOP.
November Preview
Save the date! At 11:00am on the first Saturday each month, STOP hosts an Anti-Trafficking Community Meeting. It is a great platform to discuss the issue of Human Trafficking and connect with others. The next two meetings are on 6 November and 4 December. Anybody is welcome!
Anti-Trafficking Community Meeting in November
Date: 6 November, 2021 (Saturday)
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Place: Function Room 3, 1/F, Vine Centre, 29 Burrows Street, Wan Chai
Click here for details and RSVP.
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HONG KONG
The Hiring Challenge: A game changer for safe and fair recruitment of domestic workers
Date: 11 October 2021 | Source: International Labour Organization (ILO)
The Hiring Challenge, a new ILO’s online game, is designed to improve understanding of what’s needed for fair and safe recruitment of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. It casts the user in the role of a soon-to-be parent trying to hire a migrant domestic worker in Hong Kong using an employment agency. The player’s task is to navigate a series of real-life choices in order to find an agency that provides a professional service, whilst at the same time not exploiting the worker they will eventually hire.
Visit the official website here.
Watch the teaser here.
Domestic worker takes Hong Kong employer to court over accusations of repeated abuse
Date: 12 October 2021 | Source: South China Morning Post
Secondary school teacher Mak Pui-shan stands accused of mistreating Eden Gumba Pales at a Tsuen Wan high-rise flat on five occasions between October 2020 and May 29 of this year. The Philippine national and mother of one says she was beaten, threatened and forced to eat porridge spiked with detergent. A lawyer for the defendant says she intends to challenge the plaintiff’s credibility in a future hearing, but requests a lengthy adjournment.
Access the article here.
ASIA
Bangladesh: Gang violence in Rohingya refugee camps prompts fear
Date: 26 October 2021 | Source: DW
Violence has been on the rise in the country’s sprawling cluster of refugee settlements, with armed gangs vying for power and kidnapping opponents. At least six people were killed and 20 wounded in an attack at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar this week. Nur Khan, a human rights activist who has been monitoring the security situation in Cox’s Bazar, says the main forms of criminal activity taking place in the camps include drug trafficking, human trafficking and abduction.
Access the article here.
GLOBAL
R. Kelly was convicted. Are we finally listening to Black women?
Date: 29 September 2021 | Source: Vox
For the dozens of survivors who came forward, the R. Kelly verdict was three decades in the making: After a six-week trial, the R&B singer was found guilty on nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering. The verdict, many say, is evidence that a cultural tide has turned after years of activism. It is yet to be seen whether this trial and verdict will encourage society to listen to and believe Black women and girls going forward.
Access the article here.
Italy using anti-mafia laws to scapegoat migrant boat drivers, report finds
Date: 15 October 2021 | Source: The Guardian
Italian police have arrested more than 2,500 migrants for smuggling or aiding illegal immigration since 2013, often using anti-mafia laws to bring charges, according to the first comprehensive analysis of official data on the criminalisation of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy.
Access the article here.
Facebook has known it has a human trafficking problem for years. It still hasn’t fully fixed it
Date: 25 October 2021 | Source: CNN
Facebook has for years struggled to crack down on content related to domestic servitude, and has long has known about human traffickers using its platforms in this way since at least 2018, according to internal Facebook documents reviewed by CNN. The stakes are significant: Facebook documents describe women trafficked in this way being subjected to physical and sexual abuse, being deprived of food and pay, and having their travel documents confiscated so they can’t escape.
Access the article here.
Read more: Slave markets found on Instagram and other apps
RESOURCES
[Report] North and West Africa: INTERPOL report highlights human trafficking for organ removal
Date: 30 September 2021 | Source: INTERPOL
A new report from INTERPOL assesses the problem of trafficking in human beings for organ removal (THBOR), which is driven largely by the global shortage in organs for ethical transplant. While organ trafficking exists in all regions of the world, it is of particular concern in North and West Africa where impoverished communities and displaced populations are at greater risk of exploitation.
Read the full report here.
[Report] Thousands of children affected by modern slavery are being failed by system
Date: 5 October 2021 | Source: Hestia
This research report conducted by Hestia is based on the testimony of 20 women (and indirectly their 43 children) who had been victims of modern slavery. Their research found that for the women and their children who manage to escape modern slavery, the journey to recovery is a long and difficult one. For children, a mother’s trauma from the experience of trafficking can have a deep and lasting impact on their lives.
Access the article here.
Read the full report here.
[Podcast] Anti-Slavery Day, listening to people with lived experience
Date: 18 October 2021 | Source: Modern Slavery PEC
Developing new evidence that draws directly from lived experience of survivors is key to improving the policies designed to address modern slavery. But what does it mean to listen to survivors of modern slavery? What does it mean to meaningfully include them in research and policy? This podcast explores mental wellbeing of adult survivors.
Access the article 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
十月回顧
今個月，我哋完成左四次嘅外籍家務工法律工作坊。遇到勞資問題嘅時候，要點樣入稟申索？反歧視法例點樣適用於外籍家務工？呢啲都係工作坊入面探討嘅問題。10個家務工完成咗呢一系列工作坊，獲頒發證書。有咗相關嘅法律知識，佢哋希望同 STOP 一齊進行外展，接觸更多家務工。
活動預告
記低日子喇！每個月第一個星期六，早上 11 點，STOP 都會主持反人口販運社區會議。呢個平台俾大家討論人口販運議題，互相交流同認識。下兩次會議日期係11月6日同12月4日。歡迎對反人口販運議題有熱誠人士參加！
11月反人口販運社區會議
日期：2021年11月6日（星期六）
時間：11:00am-12:30pm
地點：灣仔巴路士街29號葡萄藤教會1樓3室
*會議以英文進行。
香港
教師涉虐菲傭案 事主稱被告揚言「可以殺你」
日期：2021年10月13日 ｜來源：明報
一名中學教師涉多次打菲傭的頭部、以鑊鏟打大腿，強迫菲傭喝下含洗潔精白粥，菲傭最終報警。從事主報案時拍攝的相片顯示身上有多處傷痕，其中背部有18處抓痕。案件12日在西九龍裁判法院續審。事主抽泣表示，被告掌摑她面頰和拳打其胸口後，揚言會扣她一個月人工，又威脅稱「我可以殺掉你……我有好多錢，好容易聘請新的傭工」。
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亞洲
塔利班掌權後援助紛紛斷炊 阿富汗人賣嬰求溫飽
日期：2021年10月26日 ｜來源：台視新聞
阿富汗在8月塔利班掌權後，國際援助紛紛斷炊，聯合國25日警告，阿富汗有將近2300萬人現正面臨嚴重的糧食危機，呼籲各國盡快恢復援助。外媒報導阿富汗有的父母甚至不得不以港幣1955元的低價，出售自己的小孩，換來幾個月的溫飽。
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虔誠國度的人肉市場：《我的母親賣了我》爭議，與東南亞的雛妓剝削問題
日期：2021年10月26日 ｜來源：換日線
透過文字的力量，泰國性剝削的問題得以被媒體和影視產業披露，政府的政策，漠視或默許都能受到外界檢視。至於在被寒蟬效應籠罩、官方堅決否認一切的柬埔寨，我們要透過什麼管道知道，黑暗角落裡究竟還上演著哪些令人難以想像的交易？
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國際
以工作威脅受害者就範 剛果女性遭WHO人員「性剝削」
日期：2021年9月29日 ｜來源：聯合新聞網
世衛組織（WHO）上月28日公布了獨立調查委員會的最終報告。報告涉及2018年到2020年間該組織的援助人員在剛果民主共和國爆發伊波拉疫情期間受到的性侵指控。調查人員記錄了超過80起性侵個案，受指控的包括20名世衛組織工作人員。報告指出，大部分被控者是臨時受雇於世衛組織的剛果當地工作人員。他們利用自己的職權脅迫女性進行性交易，有9名女性稱受到性侵，29人非自願懷孕。
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移民農工被嚴重剝削 有人時薪低至港幣17元FB 淪販賣外傭平台 內部文件揭公司一直知情 惟打擊不力無杜絕問題
日期：2021年10月13日 ｜來源：SBS中文
澳洲政府早前宣佈推出一個專門的農業簽證，以説明填補疫情引起的農業工作力短缺，但參議會一場聽證會上，卻揭發移民工人在澳洲農業被嚴重剝削。有關注情況的大學研究員指，在2013 年至 2018 年期間，亞洲和歐洲的背包客遭到高度剝削的案例屢見不鮮，有些人的時薪低至港幣17元。
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FB 淪販賣外傭平台 內部文件揭公司一直知情 惟打擊不力無杜絕問題
日期：2021年10月26日 ｜來源：立場新聞
Facebook 前員工 Frances Haugen 近期接連爆料，指控 FB 漠視仇恨言論、危害少年、縱容假資訊等。最新的外洩文件揭發，蘋果公司早在 2 年前已關注在中東地區有人用 FB 及 Instagram 平台販賣女傭，並一度警告要將兩個平台從 App Store 下架。FB 曾在內部文件中承認打擊不力，但至今仍未有杜絕相關問題。
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評論及資源
[網絡體驗] 徵聘挑戰
日期：2021年10月6日 ｜來源：國際勞工組織 (ILO)
長久以來，不良及違法作業手段肆虐本港職業介紹所業界，受盡本港及國際批評。 「徵聘挑戰」是一個身歷其境的網絡體驗，讓用家代入準父母的角色，透過職業介紹所在港聘請家務移工。他們要作出一系列實況選擇，以覓得一間專業的職業介紹所，同時不會剝削最終聘用的家務移工。這個任務殊不簡單。 你夠「徵」明去挑戰 #thehiringchallenge嗎？
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+ 按此體驗
[專題調查] 追薪之路（上）── 足球員血汗求生記
日期：2021年10月20日 ｜來源：立場新聞
過去三年，香港有至少五隊球隊欠薪，涉及百幾人。有欠薪球會原來獲政府資助，又有球會舊債未清便成立新球隊參賽，足總並無罰則。有汗出無糧出背後隱藏甚麼問題？《立場新聞》一連兩集，跟球員踏上追薪之路，而你可能發現，一切也是香港的縮影。第一集是一名運輸工人的足球故事。
+ 觀看影片
+ 觀看下集：追薪之路（下）— 足球員愛與怒
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
Latest Happenings
September went by in a blink of an eye. We have had yet another incredible month meeting passionate volunteers at our Info Session and eager students of Island School to share about our anti-human trafficking work in Hong Kong and the concerning global trend of cybersex trafficking.
STOP also had the honor of hosting our first ever Charity Bazaar Booth on 18 September, selling earrings and hair accessories hand-made by survivors, as well as our signature Cards Against Trafficking flashcards. 100% of donations go to our Social Assistance Programme. We want to thank every one of you who swung by to support and encourage us on the day.
We closed out the month with a lovely Sri Lankan lunch gathering with our clients. Nothing beats an afternoon packed full of flavour, laughter and companionship.
October Preview
We have so many great things coming soon.
STOP is hosting a Legal Workshop series on 10, 17, 24, 31 October (Sun) for migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. Participants who attend all four sessions will receive a certificate. Please see the poster for more details and spread the word to those who might be interested. We look forward to seeing you there!
+ Register here – Legal Workshop for MDW
If you wish to volunteer with STOP, please join our October trainings for Outreach and/or Sex-Ed Ambassador. Click on the links below for more details and to sign up!
+ Register here – STOP Outreach Training
+ Register here – STOP Sex Ed Ambassador Training
HONG KONG
Google handed user data to Hong Kong authorities despite pledge after security law was enacted
Date: 11 September 2021 | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
Google has provided user data to the Hong Kong government in response to three requests made between July and December last year. One of the requests it complied with was an emergency disclosure request involving a credible threat to life. The remaining two involved human trafficking – it said the two requests were unrelated to national security and were supported by search warrants signed by a magistrate as part of an investigation.
Access the article here.
ASIA
Cyber slavery: inside Cambodia’s online scam gangs
Date: 1 September 2021 | Source: Human Rights Watch
“Dad, I’m in Cambodia, I’m not inside of China,” says the young man, through tears, his voice breaking and blood streaming from his nose. “I beg you, please send money.” The ransom video, which was sent to the victim’s parents, was one of several shown to Nikkei Asia by Li*, a person who helps rescue human trafficking victims in Cambodia. The videos provide a window into the dark world run by transnational criminal networks able to smuggle people from China, through Vietnam and into Cambodia and Myanmar.
Access the article here.
North Korea controls youth through ‘hard labor’
Date: 2 September 2021 | Source: Human Rights Watch
North Korea’s economy has taken a hit as the country’s borders remain sealed during the Covid-19 pandemic. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed appreciation to the country’s youth for “volunteering” to do hard labor to compensate for “lagging behind” or to cleanse “cultural infiltration.”
These so-called “volunteer” mobilizations of people to work in mines, farms, or construction sites involve backbreaking labor under extremely harsh and dangerous conditions for long periods of time with little or no pay. The North Korean government may say these are all “volunteer” projects, but the reality is very few people can turn down the request.
Access the article here.
Her daughter was kidnapped by traffickers. So she trafficked herself.
Date: 17 September 2021 | Source: Vice
Asiya willingly trafficked herself into India so that she could rescue her teenage daughter Marium, who had fallen victim to a cross-border trafficking ring. The mother of four recounted her extraordinary journey from her home in a slum outside Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to VICE World News. “I did it not just for my eldest daughter. It was for many others, too,” she said.
Access the article here.
Learn more: Global Modern Slavery Directory – Connecting victims and survivors to support and services around the world
GLOBAL
Apple delays controversial child protection features after privacy outcry
Date: 3 September 2021 | Source: The Verge
Apple is delaying its child protection features announced last month, including a controversial feature that would scan users’ photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), following intense criticism that the changes could diminish user privacy. The changes had been scheduled to roll out later this year.
Access the article here.
Rights group files complaint against German retailers over Chinese textiles
Date: 7 September 2021 | Source: Reuters
The Berlin-based European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) accuses Lidl, Hugo Boss (BOSSn.DE) and other retailers of abetting and profiting directly or indirectly from forced labour in Xinjiang’s cotton industry, according to the 96-page complaint received by prosecutors in the Karlsruhe federal court. “It is high time that those responsible in the companies are held accountable if suspicions of forced labour are confirmed.”
Access the article here.
Brussels to name street after murdered sex worker Eunice Osayande
Date: 16 September 2021 | Source: BBC News
The city council said the street will be bear the name of Eunice Osayande, who was stabbed to death by one of her customers in June 2018. Drawn by the promise of work and a brighter future in Europe, Ms Osayande came to the Belgian capital in 2016. She believed the men who invited her there were acting agents who were going to make her a film star. In reality, they were human traffickers…
Access the article here.
RESOURCES
[Investigative Reporting] Worked to death: How a Chinese tuna juggernaut crushed its Indonesian workers
Date: 13 September 2021 | Source: Oceans Inc.
One of China’s biggest tuna fishing firms, Dalian Ocean Fishing, made headlines last year when four young Indonesian deckhands fell sick and died from unknown illnesses after allegedly being subject to horrible conditions on one of its boats. Now, an investigation by Mongabay, Tansa and the Environmental Reporting Collective shows for the first time that the abuses suffered by workers on that vessel were not limited to one boat, but widespread and systematic across the company’s fleet.
Read the article here.
[Documentary] The child slaves of Myanmar
Date: 17 September 2021 | Source: DW Documentary
Child labor is common in Myanmar. Impoverished families are often faced with the hard choice of exploiting or abandoning their children. In September 2016, it was revealed that a locally well-known tailor shop had enslaved two teenage girls for years, beating and stabbing them, leaving both girls permanently scarred emotionally and physically. With the help of investigative journalists, this documentary looks behind the headlines, and delves into the murky world of child slavery in Myanmar.
Watch the film 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
九月回顧
眨下眼又一個月。STOP九月份舉辦咗第二場STOP簡介會，並獲邀到港島中學演講，分享我哋機構反人口販運嘅工作，以及有關網絡性販運全球肆虐嘅現象。我哋期待之後再同一眾熱心義工以及同學喺義工訓練活動上相見。
今月18日， STOP亦有幸參與Charity Bazaar 嘅義賣市集。今次擺檔除咗有我哋嘅招牌反人口販運字卡 (Cards Against Trafficking），更有倖存者精心製造嘅手作耳環同髮飾。所有善款扣除成本後將全數撥入STOP嘅倖存者支援計劃，感謝各位當日嘅慷慨支持同鼓勵。
嚟到月底，我哋邀請咗倖存者們一齊聚餐，品嚐斯里蘭卡家常菜。有美食、歡笑同友誼相伴，希望每此短暫嘅午聚都可以為佢哋帶來片刻無憂。
活動預告
外籍家務工法律工作坊：下月10、17、24、31日（星期日），STOP將舉辦一連四場嘅法律工作坊，活動對象為在港嘅外籍家務工。凡出席全四場嘅參與者可獲得出席證書乙張。更多詳情請按此參閱活動海報。
義工培訓課程：你想成為STOP嘅義工，齊為打擊人口販運出一分力嗎？我哋十月將舉辦外展義工同性教育大使嘅培訓課程，有興趣嘅朋友唔好錯過啦！更多詳情及報名連結請見：
香港
國安法生效半年內 Google 三應港府要求交用戶資料
日期：2021年9月11日 ｜來源：立場新聞
《Hong Kong Free Press》報道指出，香港政府在去年下半年，共向 Google 發出 43 次索取用戶資料的要求，涉及 47 個用戶帳號。其中三次，Google 有提供一些數據予政府。報道引述 Google 指，其中兩次港府表示個案涉及人口販賣，與國家安全無關，並獲裁判法院頒發搜查令；另一次屬緊急披露申請，聲稱涉及「可信的生命威脅」，但報道無透露具體細節。其餘申請遭 Google 拒絕。
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亞洲
北韓用「做苦工」控制年輕人思想
日期：2021年9月2日 ｜來源：人權觀察
北韓政府以意識形態為名徵用「苦役」，早已司空見慣。早前，北韓領導人金正恩公開慰勉該國青年「自願」投入勞役以彌補「失足落伍」或清除「文化滲透」。這些被動員投入礦山、農場或建築工地的所謂「志願者」，必須在極端惡劣及危險的條件下，長時間從事無償或酬勞微薄的艱苦勞動。北韓政府或許聲稱這些項目都是「自願參加」，但實際上只有極少人可以拒絕徵召。
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女兒遭人口販賣到妓院 母犯險相救 揭印度、孟加拉跨國犯罪
日期：2021年9月22日 ｜來源：太報
孟加拉警方近期展開一連串的跨國犯罪調查。身為母親的阿西婭（Asiya）得知女兒瑪瑞姆（Marium）被人口販子賣到印度的妓院後，依照同樣的方式主動下海，只為帶女兒逃回家鄉，最終兩人準備跨越印度邊境回家時，遭警察攔下盤查，意外揭開人口販賣的跨國犯罪事件。
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國際
NGO起訴德國5家大企業配合參與新疆強迫勞動
日期：2021年9月6日 ｜來源：德國之聲
德廣聯報導，這份起訴書長達近100頁。受到指控的5家公司近年來與新疆的紡織公司保持著直接或間接的供應關係，有跡象表明這些供應公司參與了強迫勞動。時代在線引述歐洲憲法和人權中心（European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights）經濟和人權事務負責人薩格-馬斯的看法指出：「現在已經到了關鍵時刻，一旦外界懷疑的強迫勞動得到證實，企業責任人的責任就應該被追究。」
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因受隱私爭議，蘋果延後推出iCloud兒童色情影像偵測功能，你如何看？
日期：2021年9月14日 ｜來源：端傳媒
日前，蘋果公司宣布他們將會把一項新的監測技術應用在其下IOS（智能手機）以及iPadOS的系統當中，以實施兒童保護政策。蘋果稱技術透過檢測用戶儲存在 iCloud 的照片，與兒童性虐待素材（CSAM）素材的數據配對，防止 CSAM 的傳播以及對相關用戶作出行動像是隱藏、警告、通知家長甚至報警。該項技術發布以後引來很大的爭議，不少民眾對技術帶來的隱私問題感到擔憂。巨大的迴響引致蘋果公司公開回應將會延遲推出技術。
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比利時布魯塞爾為什麼以尼日利亞性工作者的名字命名街道？
日期：2021年9月20日 ｜來源：BBC中文網
布魯塞爾將以一位被害尼日利亞性工作者的名字來命名一條新街道。這是比利時關注女性權益運動的一部分。 建設中的新街將取名為尤妮斯·奧薩楊德（音譯，Eunice Osayande）街。她是來自尼日利亞的一位性工作者，2018年被一位心懷不滿的客戶用刀捅死。 2016年，奧薩楊德滿懷對新工作的嚮往和對在歐洲尋找光明未來的憧憬來到了比利時首都布魯塞爾。 奧薩楊德原以為，那些邀請她到歐洲來的男子是星探代理人，能使自己成為影星。但他們其實是人販子…
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評論及資源
[長篇調查] 死在中國遠洋漁船上的印尼漁工
日期：2021年9月16日 ｜來源：端傳媒
誰把印尼漁工送上遠洋漁船？誰害他們患上怪病至死？誰令倖存者一無所獲？背後的中國公司是什麼背景？「Oceans Inc.」是端傳媒近期參與的一項跨境合作調查報導，關注海洋上的非法、不報告和無管制的捕撈活動（IUU）。該系列報導由Environmental Reporting Collective（ERC）與來自十數個不同國家媒體的編輯、記者通力合作完成。端將陸續發表來自「Oceans Inc.」的深度報導，本文是第一篇。
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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。Branches of Hope eNews September 2021
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
Be our ally
Issues of labour exploitation and human trafficking are happening in our city every day, and STOP is taking this issue to heart. Our team organised an info session for 26 new volunteers on 15 August. In addition to learning more about the situation in Hong Kong, they also brainstormed together how each individual can contribute to addressing factors of vulnerability to trafficking.
We will be holding another round of STOP info session in September. If our mission to combat human trafficking and end modern-day slavery resonates with you, be sure to come and learn more of how you can prevent cybersex trafficking and labour exploitation with us!
Date: 20 September 2021 (Monday)
Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm
Venue: Branches of Hope office, Wan Chai
*The session will be conducted in English.
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ASIA
Chinese retailer Shein lacks disclosures, made false statements about factories
Date: 6 August 2021 | Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Over the past 18 months, Shein has taken the fast-fashion world by storm, attracting more than 23 million followers on Instagram and Tiktok with its cheap clothes, such as $9 dresses and $15 shoes. Shein’s “social responsibility” page states that it “never, ever” engages in child or forced labour, but does not provide the full supply chain disclosures required by British law, and until recently falsely stated that conditions in the factories it uses were certified by international labour standards bodies.
Access the article here.
The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and girls
Date: 15 August 2021 | Source: The Conversation
In early July, Taliban leaders who took control of the provinces of Badakhshan and Takhar issued an order to local religious leaders to provide them with a list of girls over the age of 15 and widows under the age of 45 to be offered to Taliban fighters for forced marriage. This order has caused profound fear among women and their families living in these areas and forced them to flee and join the ranks of internally displaced persons, adding to the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Afghanistan.
Access the article here.
Read more: What’s at stake for women in Afghanistan
Traffickers find new mode to transport children – private buses with dark windows
Date: 16 August 2021 | Source: The Economic Times
Adapting to Covid times, where regular rail services have been cancelled, traffickers have quickly moved from trains to private luxury buses as the preferred mode for transporting children hundred miles from home. “In luxury buses with erratic time schedules, tinted glasses and curtains, it is very difficult to locate children” said Suresh Kumar, executive director of Center Direct, an NGO that works to rescue trafficked children.
Access the article here.
Read more: Torn between poverty and bonded labour, these children find no solace in laws either
GLOBAL
‘A criminal law in name only’: New Zealand’s ban on prison labour imports
Date: 3 August 2021 | Source: Newsroom
While the Government is currently weighing up whether to introduce specific modern slavery legislation to eliminate exploitation in supply chains, there is less clarity over the issue of prison labour imports. MP and Human rights lawyer Golriz Ghahraman said prison labour could not be separated out from other forms of forced labour given the human rights concerns were the same. “Can the criminal justice system profit from the labour of prisoners? – there’s a lot more that we haven’t properly considered.”
Access the article here.
Apple will scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse
Date: 6 August 2021 | Source: NPR
Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused, including by governments looking to surveil their citizens.
Access the article here.
Read more: Apple’s controversial new child protection features, explained
Texas is the first state to make buying sex a felony. Will this help trafficking victims?
Date: 13 August 2021 | Source: NBC News
Texas charted new legal territory by becoming the first state to make buying sex a felony, a move signaling a crucial change in how the justice system has long approached prostitution. While some experts say the law reflects a new wave of systemic reform and could help trafficked sex workers by deterring demand, others say it misses the mark and instead will further tie the victims up in the legal system.
Access the article here.
Read more: How OnlyFans became the latest casualty of the war on porn
Slaves to deforestation: Labour abuses fuel Brazil’s Amazon destruction
Date: 23 August 2021 | Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
A spike in rainforest loss since right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro took power has provoked an international outcry, but little attention has been paid to the labour abuses underpinning the practice. Workers who do the logging, besides living in flimsy sheds without walls, had no protective gear and drank water left over from the mining process, which was likely contaminated by mercury – all this forms the conditions for slave labour.
Access the article here.
RESOURCES
[Report] Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’
Date: 12 August 2021 | Source: The Guardian
The research, published by human rights organisation Front Line Defenders, found that their visibility as sex workers who are advocates for their communities’ rights makes them more vulnerable to the violations routinely suffered by sex workers. Drawing on the experience of 300 individuals in Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, El Salvador and Myanmar, the report focuses on cases of sexual assault, threats from managers and clients, raids on homes and offices, physical attacks and police surveillance endured by sex workers undertaking human rights work.
Access the article here.
Read the report here (Anti-trafficking theme).
[Podcast] “Labour of loss”: Winrock’s USAID ASIA Counter Trafficking in Persons project launches new podcast series
Date: 20 August 2021 | Source: Winrock International
Labour of Loss, a podcast series by Winrock’s USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons project and Freedom Collaborative, explores experiences of human trafficking and labour exploitation across Asia. In episode 4, we hear about the Malaysian women who leave their own homes and families to live abroad as domestic workers. They raise entire generations of kids across Asia and care for the elderly. They keep households all over the region running… but who cares for the carers?
Access the article here.
Listen to the episode here.
[Documentary] The gangs who trade in people
Date: 23 August 2021 | Source: DW Documentary
For years, Vietnamese children and teenagers have been disappearing in Germany. Many end up in the world of crime, working as slaves for the Vietnamese mafia. Award-winning journalists Adrian Bartocha and Jan Wiese trace the Vietnamese mafia across several European countries, all the way to Great Britain. They speak with top investigators, witnesses, victims and perpetrators. This documentary gives an in-depth account of how human trafficking in Europe works, and how the crime continues to go almost unnoticed in Germany.
Watch the film here.
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本月焦點
活動預告：STOP簡介會
勞動剝削同人口販運問題每日都喺我哋嘅城市發生，而STOP亦非常重視呢個議題。我哋八月舉辦咗第一場STOP簡介會，一共有26位義工參加。除咗更多了解香港嘅情況外，佢哋仲一齊集思廣益，諗吓喺個人層面可以點樣打擊人口販運。
如果你錯過咗今次嘅機會，唔緊要！我哋九月會再次舉辦簡介會。如果你同我哋一樣都有打擊人口販運同終止現代奴役嘅使命，歡迎你參加，了解點樣一齊防止網絡性販運同勞工剝削。
日期：9月20日（星期一）
時間：晚上7時至8時30分
地點：希望枝子（灣仔）
* 簡介會將以英語進行
香港
疫情下的外傭姐姐 撐起國家經濟生命
日期：2021年8月2日 ｜來源：香港01
疫情重創多國經濟，發展中的東南亞所受衝擊更甚，許多在港菲傭肩負着供養家庭的責任，成為了國內失業親人、甚至國家的經濟生命線。這負擔又把許多外傭推向債務陷阱，疫情前已經存在的個人經濟問題進一步惡化，儲夠錢回家的日子，似乎更加遙遠。
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亞洲
遠洋漁業的漏洞，權宜船是什麼？為什麼成為強迫勞動的卸責工具？
日期：2021年7月30日 ｜來源：綠色和平
工時過長，被苛扣工資，漁工為了賺取家計，好幾個月待在遠洋工作，卻遭到船長等人暴力對待，這樣的悲劇屢見不鮮，卻常因為漁船是「權宜船」而疏於規管，漁工求助無門。您能想像在現今的文明社會，仍然有奴役般的強迫勞動行為嗎？在您我難以看見的遠洋上，漁工身陷險境，甚至可能回不了家。權宜船是什麼？為什麼可能成為遠洋漁業躲避規範的漏洞？
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中國大陸快時尚網站Shein掀旋風 卻未依法揭勞動條件
日期：2021年8月6日 ｜來源：聯合新聞網
路透社報導，業績在全球成長飛快的中國快時尚零售網站Shein，儘管在官網的「社會責任」網頁陳述，「從未，也絕不會」涉及童工或強迫勞動，卻未依英國法律公開揭露供應鏈的勞動條件，且直到最近還在官網謊稱供貨工廠的勞動條件皆獲國際勞動標準組織認證。
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塔利班擬獎勵名單 12至45歲女性淪「戰利品」
日期：2021年8月17日 ｜來源：TVBS新聞網
激進組織塔利班攻佔阿富汗首都喀布爾，導致總統加尼（Ashraf Ghani）逃亡海外，政府垮台。阿富汗政權一夕轉變，當地民眾人心惶惶，尤其婦女們更是人人自危。根據外媒《france24》報導，塔利班目前正在調查12至45歲的未婚或喪偶女子，把她們當作「戰利品」強制與婚配給塔利班戰士。
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河北代孕母涉售未滿月嬰予醫療公司被捕 嬰兒人體實驗傳聞不脛而走
日期：2021年8月25日 ｜來源：自由亞洲電台
河北警方本月14日抓捕一名22歲女子，她涉嫌代孕，並將誕下仍未滿月的嬰兒以7萬元賣給山東一家醫療科技公司。事件引起轟動，外界質疑事件涉嬰兒人體實驗，但當局隨後屏蔽官方通報，而涉事的兩地警方均對案情三緘其口。本台記者檢索檔案資料發現，兒童買賣在中國是常態，此前亦多次出現父母販賣親生孩子的案例。社會工作者一直懷疑很多失蹤的孩子遭到殺害，或被用於非法醫療，比如器官買賣，但中國官方對此一直拒絕正面回應。
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國際
防堵兒童色情！蘋果下一代作業系統：抓到兒童色情照，馬上鎖帳號報警
日期：2021年8月6日 ｜來源：風傳媒
美國蘋果公司5日宣佈，為了有效防制兒童性剝削，旗下產品最新一代作業系統將加入新功能，運用密碼學和AI技術來偵測並舉報任何兒童色情影像的傳播，經舉報的用戶iCloud帳號將被停用。消息一出，蘋果立刻贏得許多兒童權益人士的讚賞。美國國家兒童失蹤與受虐兒童援助中心主席克拉克說：「有這麼多人在使用蘋果的產品，這項新措施有保護兒童的潛力。」
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辛巴威14歲女孩難產身亡，當地使徒教會施壓家屬，聯合國強烈譴責童婚悲劇
日期：2021年8月9日 ｜來源：關鍵評論
儘管《辛巴威憲法》中將最低結婚年齡訂為18歲，童婚案件仍層出不窮。據《自由時報》報導，辛巴威14歲女童瑪查雅，13歲即被迫輟學並結婚。7月15日，更在馬蘭吉的一間教堂內生產，不幸難產死亡。人權觀察非洲南部主任馬文嘉表示，瑪查雅的家屬想為瑪查雅伸張正義，但當地使徒教會一直向他們施壓，要求他們不得聲張瑪查雅之死。教會甚至計畫安排另一位9歲女童給瑪查雅的「丈夫」，作為瑪查雅的「替代品」。
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德州將成首個將嫖娼定為重罪的州 專家稱可能起反作用
日期：2021年8月13日 ｜來源：休斯頓華人資訊網
據NBC新聞報導，德州將成為美國首個將「嫖娼」定為重罪的州分，將刑責從性工作者身上轉移，以打擊嫖客。一些專家說，這項法律反映了新一輪的系統性改革，可以通過遏制需求來幫助被販運的性工作者，但另一些專家表示，它沒有擊中要害，反而會進一步將受害者與法律系統捆綁在一起，並將對性販賣產生相反的效果。
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評論及資源
[專題] OnlyFans禁黃風波｜金融之手何以頻頻扼住色情平台咽喉？
日期：2021年8月29日 ｜來源：香港01
近年，在女權主義者和宗教保守團體這平日水火不相容的群體合力下，能扼住色情平台咽喉的金融機構及科技巨頭開始不斷發力，打擊行業內氾濫的兒童色情、偷拍和強姦影片、以及性剝削現象。雖然兩派最終目的不同，但他們瞄準了同一個目標，所形成的合力便推動了各類企業採取更主動的措施。在當今講究「企業責任感」以及「取消文化」盛行的情況下，各色企業無法「在商言商」，需要更多地承擔起社會責任，而這類「左右合力」的議題就成了企業當仁不讓的選擇。不過，在民眾大多為金融機構發揮社會責任感、逼迫Pornhub整改叫好時，各大銀行對OnlyFans的絞殺，則讓大眾不由得思考商界自發規管色情平台的界限究竟在哪。
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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。
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
A fruitful July
World Day Against Trafficking In Persons is observed every year on 30 July. In anticipation of World Day and to raise awareness on the issue, a charity bazaar and information booth were held at the Vine Church on 25 July. A huge thank you to all who came by on the day for their time, support and generosity; and to our partners Barefoot Love Collective, Alabaster, and illustrator @art_sweetandsour for their help in making this a success.
We also had the pleasure of attending Lonely Paisely‘s Humanity Chat Workshop and IJM Student Board‘s Anti-Trafficking Virtual Summit as an invited speaker this month. It is truly a morale booster and inspiration to meet and share our work experiences with like-minded people who are passionate about justice and human rights. Together we are stronger!
Upcoming event: STOP Info Session
If you wish to learn more about Hong Kong’s modern slavery problem, what STOP is doing to fight it and how to get involved, then our upcoming STOP Info Session in August is not to be missed. Especially, we will talk about STOP’s new cybersex trafficking prevention education project, which needs volunteers. Whether you are new to the topic of human trafficking or already knowledgeable, you are welcome to join!
Date: 15 August 2021 (Sunday)
Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm
Venue: Mini Hall, 1/F, The Vine Centre (29 Burrows Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong)
*The session will be held in English.+ Register here.
HONG KONG
Hong Kong placed on ‘tier two watch list’ in US human trafficking report
Date: 2 July 2021 | Source: RTHK
Washington had placed Hong Kong on its ‘tier two watch list’ for the second year in a row in the most recent TIP Report – meaning that the SAR does not “fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so”.
Access the article here.
Read STOP’s recommendations here.
ASIA
Bangladesh factory fire: Owner arrested after blaze kills 52
Date: 10 July 2021 | Source: BBC
Police in Bangladesh have arrested the owner of a factory where at least 52 people died in a fire late on 10 July. Authorities said many of those who died were trapped inside the building because a main exit was locked. Children were among the victims and a separate inquiry into the use of child labour has been launched.
Access the article here.
Under Philippine law, 12-year-olds can consent to sex. Activists are trying to change that
Date: 13 July 2021 | Source: CNN
Victims’ advocates argue the low age of consent contributes to what international rights organizations have described as high levels of sex trafficking and teenage pregnancy in the Philippines, compounded by gaps in the enforcement of existing laws. At just 12 years old, it’s the youngest age of consent in Asia — and one of the youngest in the world.
Access the article here.
More hours, less money: Garment workers hit by COVID-19 rights rollback
Date: 14 July 2021 | Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Sacked from his job at a Pakistani garment factory in the early days of the pandemic, Abdul Wasid was rehired three months later – for lower pay and longer hours. He now has to borrow money to make ends meet. Wasid’s experience reflects a rollback on labour rights in the global garment industry due to COVID-19, according to two new reports by labour advocacy groups.
Access the article here.
GLOBAL
‘I want them to feel human again’: the woman who escaped slavery in the UK – and fights to free others
Date: 30 June 2021 | Source: The Guardian
Domestic servitude is one of the most prevalent forms of modern slavery in the UK and largely affects foreign domestic workers. “The places we go in London, the streets are full of expensive cars and the houses cost millions of pounds, but inside there are women being treated like slaves and nobody knows,” says Guevarra, one of the Filipino Domestic Workers Association’s most active members.
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Read more: More than 1,000 modern slavery victims in the UK helped to access bank accounts
In Spain’s strawberry fields, migrant women face sexual abuse
Date: 10 July 2021 | Source: Aljazeera
Al Jazeera, in collaboration with the Danish investigative media outlet Danwatch, interviewed 16 female farm workers, all of whom had contracts with the seven largest red fruit producers who sell to well-known supermarkets in the UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Sweden. Most workers recounted daily humiliations, such as penalties for taking toilet breaks, union busting and little or no protection against COVID-19. Several reported sexual harassment and being blackmailed for sex.
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Read more: Experts tackle modern slavery in Greek strawberry fields using satellite technology and new risk model
Congo’s children dodge gangs to sell sex drugs on Kinshasa streets
Date: 14 July 2021 | Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Congolese teen Candy has learned the rules of the streets since he started selling aphrodisiacs and illegal opiate-based cigarettes to drinkers in the gang-plagued capital Kinshasa. Candy is among thousands of Congolese children estimated by Florence Boloko, a senior official at the Ministry of Gender, Family and Children, to have entered the workforce since the new coronavirus closed schools, markets and businesses last year.
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Welcome to Brazil? Venezuelan workers exploited under aid program
Date: 20 July 2021 | Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation analyzed six cases where complaints were raised about or probes were launched into suspected exploitation or slave labor involving Venezuelans hired by companies via Operation Welcome’s resettlement program. Interviews with various officials, workers’ testimonies, and exclusively obtained data and documents reveal how the program is routinely failing to vet hiring businesses, coordinate with local authorities, or monitor the welfare of the Venezuelans.
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[Report] New UN report reveals impact of COVID on human trafficking
Date: 8 July 2021 | Source:UN News
A new study released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) illustrates the devastating impact of COVID-19 on victims and survivors of human trafficking and highlights the increased targeting and exploitation of children during the course of the pandemic. The study further assesses how frontline organizations responded to the challenges posed and continued to deliver essential services, despite restrictions across and within national borders.
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[Report] Young members of ethnic minority groups most at risk in Vietnam-China human trafficking trade: report
Date: 8 July 2021 | Source: South China Morning Post
The study by the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a Hanoi-based non-profit that rescues and defends victims of human trafficking, found that groups such as the H’mong and Thai were vulnerable to being caught up in the illicit trade. Between 2012 and 2020, more than 60 per cent of victims and prosecuted traffickers were from these communities, and most of the latter had no prior criminal record.
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[Opinion] Why we must tackle the scourge of child labour
Date: 15 July 2021 | Source: Financial Times
No parent wants to send their child to work rather than school. To address the scourge of child labour, we must recognise the root causes: the lack of workers rights, lax enforcement, and the lack of family-sustaining wages for parents. Stronger protection for workers create stronger societies and social and economic structures for children. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organisations is advocating for a global social protection fund that would create a floor for working conditions, and universal social protection for workers and their families.
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為響應7月30日「世界反人口販運日」，STOP 本月25日聯同合作夥伴 Barefoot Love Collective 及 Alabaster，於 葡萄藤教會 舉辦了一場慈善義賣，衷心感謝大家嘅慷慨支持，亦感激插畫家 @art_sweetandsour 為我哋設計教育明信片。
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活動預告：STOP 資訊日
想了解更多有關香港人口販運問題、STOP嘅工作以及我哋嘅義工機會，就唔好錯過下月嘅STOP 資訊日啦！活動將以英語進行，當日我哋亦會簡介STOP 正在籌畫嘅預防網絡性販運性教育項目。不論你有無接觸過人口販運議題，都歡迎參加！
日期：8月15日（禮拜日）
時間：16:30-18:00
地點：香港灣仔巴路士街29號 葡萄藤教會1樓 Mini Hall
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美報告批新疆政府是人口販賣者 香港列第二級別監察名單
日期：2021年7月2日 ｜來源：自由亞洲電台
美國國務院1日發表2021年《美國販運人口報告》，連續第2年將香港評為第二級別監察名單，指未能達到消除人口販賣的最低標準。報告指，香港涉及的人口販運問題包括罪犯以虛假承諾，欺騙中國、菲律賓、南美等地區的受害人賣淫，及利用債務逼使外傭在香港家庭工作等。香港未有全面制定人口販運的刑事法律，未能達到消除人口販賣的最低標準，執法力度下降。
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受虐普遍待遇不佳 外傭不應成現代奴隸
日期：2021年7月2日 ｜來源：香港01
近日香港發現多宗外傭懷疑被虐待事件。先是菲律賓女傭Eden舉報被虐打，後有印尼女傭Ina控訴被男僱主用釣魚工具襲擊受傷，早前亞洲移居人士聯盟召開記者會，再有三名外傭控訴被僱主施虐。比起這些已經揭發的虐待事件，更加結構性問題的是相關數據至今缺乏。在過去幾年，當被問及外傭被虐個案的舉報數據時，勞工處、警方及入境處皆回應稱沒有備存相關統計數字。
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孟加拉勞工部稱調查食品廠大火原因及廠內童工問題
日期：2021年7月10日 ｜來源：香港電台
孟加拉造成多人死傷的工廠大火，最少52人喪生，幾十人受傷，超過40人失蹤。當地傳媒報道，廠內大部分工人都是10至20歲的廉價勞工，而事故初步報告顯示，廠內主要消防通道被鎖上，起火後工人被困在建築物內，未能及時逃生。勞工部說會成立委員會，調查事故原因及廠內童工問題，又向遇難者及傷者家屬提供援助金。
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苦尋24年《失孤》原型父子重聚 靠DNA對比跨省尋親 兩拐童疑犯落網
日期：2021年7月14日 ｜來源：明報
公安部13日證實，由明星劉德華主演的電影《失孤》為原型的郭剛堂，已與失散20多年的兒子郭新振團聚。公安部稱，該案是「團圓」行動的項目，利用DNA信息對比技術，在上月確認郭新振身分。當局根據線索抓獲當年拐賣郭新振的兩名疑犯，二人當時為情侶，在山東旅遊期間為圖財犯案。
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法查4跨國時裝企業 涉瞞中國新疆反人類罪
日期：2021年7月3日 ｜來源：明報
4月初，兩個非政府組織投訴跨國企業隱瞞中國在新疆的反人類罪行、並從維吾爾族穆斯林強迫勞動中獲利。路透社1日引述消息人士報道，法國反恐檢察部門接到投訴後，已經對4間跨國大型時裝零售商展開調查，包括日本連鎖服裝零售店Uniqlo法國分公司、西班牙連鎖服裝零售店Zara母公司Inditex、法國中高檔服飾零售商集團SMCP及美國鞋類品牌SKECHERS。
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澳洲聯邦政府擬推新法嚴懲剝削工人
日期：2021年7月26日 ｜來源：SBS中文
聯邦政府提出制訂一系列措施打擊剝削移民工人的行為，包括將僱主強迫工人從事違反簽證條件工作的行為列為刑事罪行。聯邦移民部長霍克表示，建議中的新法案向僱主傳遞強烈的訊息，指出工資盜竊及其他剝削行為是不可接受的，亦是不可容忍。 他說：「我們知道大部份澳洲企業及僱主都作出正確的事，但仍有一小撮不擇手段的僱主，想盡辦法剝削移民工人。」
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[報告] 聯合國新報告揭示新冠大流行對人口販運的影響
日期：2021年7月8日 ｜來源：聯合國新聞
聯合國毒品和犯罪問題辦公室8日發布的一項研究揭示了2019冠狀病毒病大流行對人口販運受害者和倖存者的災難性影響，並進一步評估了前沿組織在存在境內和跨越國界的行動限制的情況下，如何應對挑戰並繼續提供基本服務。人口販運和移民走私問題專家伊利亞斯·查齊斯指出，危機時期犯罪猖獗，人販子迅速適應了“新常態”，侵害和剝削兒童現像有增無減，我們也需要製定戰略，在國家和國際層面繼續打擊人口販運活動。
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[書評] 杜絕網路性剝削與熟人凌辱，別讓孤立毀滅彼此／《您已登入 N 號房》書評
日期：2021年7月12日 ｜來源：Right Plus 多多益善
南韓 N 號房事件至今已過 2 年。在新聞熱度消散的此刻，潛藏於網路的加害者並未消聲匿跡；躲在黑暗中的受害者仍每日每夜獨自承受恐懼。本文為《您已登入 N 號房：韓國史上最大宗數位性暴力犯罪吹哨者「追蹤團火花」直擊實錄》書評，Right Plus 總編葉靜倫以不同視角切入網路性犯罪案件，包括受害者日常生活中的孤立無援，信任、安全感崩解的痛苦；以及，作為事件調查、蒐證者的「火與煓」，原來最初是以一股憤怒的力量，對抗集體的麻木不仁、對抗慣以「客觀」為原則，實則「袖手旁觀」的媒體氛圍。
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[電影] 伊朗名導揭露社會困境 關注1.5億兒童受教權
日期：2021年7月23日 ｜來源：自由時報
伊朗名導馬吉德馬吉迪擅長透過孩童視角，揭露伊朗社會的種種困境；他看到目前全球約有1.5億的孩子們，為了維持生計不得不放棄受教機會，於是籌拍新片《淘寶少年》，試圖喚起觀眾對於兒童受教權的關注。該片靈感源於德黑蘭的童工學校，描述12歲的少年阿里家境貧苦，只好在街頭偷拐搶騙，賺取微薄收入養活家人，而主要角色由毫無演出經驗的孩子參與，以自然演技打動觀眾。
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