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UNODC Global Human Trafficking Report: detected victims up 25% as more children are exploited and forced labour cases spike
Child trafficking, trafficking for forced labour and forced criminality are rising as poverty, conflict and climate leave more people vulnerable to exploitation. Forced labour cases have surged by 47%, while trafficking for criminal activities, including online scams, increased from 1% in 2016 to 8% in 2022. Africa stands out…
NCA call on the financial services sector to act on human trafficking in latest edition of SARs in Action
In addition to human trafficking, the final 2024 issue covers: illicit fund laundering, a Hydroponics Cell Alert, and the participation of UKFIU and NECC in the 2024 Global Financial Institutions Partnership Summit in Canada.
INTERPOL led a major wildlife trafficking operation that resulted in the repatriation of 116 endangered tortoises to Tanzania, after they were intercepted in Thailand over 2 years ago
UK and Germany agree new action to combat organised immigration crime, making it clear that facilitating migrant smuggling from Germany to the UK as a criminal offence
Germany confirmed its intention to clarify their law to strengthen the ability of law enforcement to tackle people smuggling gangs – by making it a criminal offence to facilitate the smuggling of migrants to the UK and giving German prosecutors more tools to tackle the supply and storage of dangerous small boats equipment. This will ensure the UK and Germany can counter the continually evolving tactics of people smuggling gangs…
Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office launch first anti-trafficking guide for financial intermediaries to identify human trafficking transactions
The FIAHT Guide provides financial intermediaries with practical tools to detect human trafficking-related activities. It includes indicators like large cash transfers, multiple property rents, or prepaid card usage. The guide also offers examples of how traffickers hide profits and provides best practices for filing accurate suspicious activity reports to aid investigations…
INTERPOL operation rescues 3,222 potential victims of human trafficking and identifies 17,793 irregular migrants
The operation, which spanned 116 countries, also resulted in 2,517 arrests, with 850 individuals charged with trafficking or migrant smuggling offenses. This global initiative uncovered exploitative practices, including forced labor and trafficking for sexual exploitation, while highlighting the role of organised crime groups in these activities…
NCA announces conviction of car wash bosses for their roles in people smuggling organisation through Europe
Two men who ran a people smuggling ring from Caerphilly. Money was lodged with Hawala bankers based in Iraq and Istanbul who would arrange and obtain funds from migrants travelling on particular routes.
Eurojust supports crackdown on human trafficking ring, exploiting workers in Hungary and Romania
The network started its illegal activities in 2013. Its targets were recruited from Romania to work in a paper factory in Hungary. They were promised a job with eight-hour workdays for five to six days a week a salary paid in Hungarian forints and accommodation and meals. After arriving in Hungary, the actual working conditions were much worse than promised. The victims’ documents were confiscated, depriving them of their freedom of movement.
Council of Europe new report urges Czech Authorities to intensify efforts against human trafficking and labour exploitation
The authorities should strengthen their efforts to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings, in particular as regards labour exploitation, improve the identification of victims, and take further action to prevent child trafficking. According to official statistics, 90 adult victims of trafficking were identified in 2019-2023. The majority were foreign nationals exploited in the sectors of construction, agriculture…
Europol supports French-led operation to dismantle large migrant smuggling and ML network, seizing over EUR11m in assets following financial investigation
G7 countries agree new plan to dismantle migrant smuggling networks aiming to strengthen border security, combat transnational organised crime, and safeguard vulnerable individuals from exploitation
Other measures announced in the plan include: sharing best practice, including disrupting supply chains that facilitate people-smuggling, such as small boat parts, seizing the illegal financial assets of criminals, and improving cooperation across global transport routes working with social media platforms and internet providers to remove harmful content that promotes illegal migration services or advertises fake job opportunities strengthening capabilities to monitor and anticipate irregular migration flows at both global and regional levels
OSCE Leaders emphasise the shifting landscape of human trafficking, particularly its transition to online platforms, and called for updated prevention strategies
New Report launched mapping risks of trafficking on sexual services websites to mark EU Anti-Trafficking Day. Focusing on public-private partnerships to combat labor exploitation in light of the new EU CSDDD, urging companies to critically assess their business practices and ensure that their entire supply chains comply with human rights standards.