Human Trafficking
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Arrests have been made in Nepal after a gang was accused of smuggling people and forcing them into the Russian military to fight in Ukraine. The people trapped in the scheme and extorted were young… Audio
Mediawatch for 20 August 2023
Our World Cup runneth over - what legacy will it leave? Lifting the lid on exploitation of migrant workers and human trafficking. Audio
Covid-19 cut known human trafficking, but Ukraine war a risk - UN
The Covid-19 pandemic led to the first drop in the known number of human trafficking victims in 20 years.
New project aims to stop human trafficking in four Pacific countries
The United States government has launched a $US10 million five-year project to stop human trafficking in the Marshall Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga.
Angels of Sinjar: Hanna Polak on documenting the horror of Isis
Hanna Polak's extraordinary film Angels of Sinjar details one woman's fight to find her five sisters, who were abducted and sold into sexual slavery by Isis.
Of all the barbaric acts committed by… Audio
Investigation urged before Chinese workers deported - lawyer
The lawyer for a group Chinese workers who were allegedly trafficked says they cannot be deported until a full investigation is carried out.
Ten men were detained last week by immigration officials… Audio
Trafficking claims after Chinese workers detained in Auckland
There are calls for an investigation into an alleged human trafficking ring in New Zealand following the arrest of a group of Chinese nationals working illegally at an Auckland building site.
Nine of… Video, Audio
Profits from wine label go to good cause
As well as growing organic grapes for his boutique Terrace Edge brand, Waipara Valley viticulturist Pete Chapman has another wine label on the go and all the profits from it go to an organisation that… Audio
Marshall Islands questions US human trafficking report
The Marshall Islands foreign minister has questioned a US government report which said the country wasn't doing enough to combat human trafficking. Audio
Dozens of allegedly trafficked Bangladeshis stranded in Vanuatu
Rights groups are concerned for the welfare of dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu and are now in limbo there. The 101 men stuck in the capital Port Vila have described… Audio
Immigration watchdog tackles transnational crime in Pacific
The changing role in the Pacific relating to transnational crimes has been highlighted at a recent workshop in Samoa run by the Pacific Immigration Development Community. Audio
PM discusses protecting migrant workers
The government has steps to take to better protect migrant workers from exploitation, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Video, Audio
Tim McKinnel: what price tuna?
Tim McKinnel is a former NZ police detective. For the past two years McKinnel has been a lead investigator for Greenpeace NZ probing international fishing fleets - Taiwanese tuna longliners - and has… Audio
Spain busts Nigeria voodoo sex slave gang
Spanish police have rescued 39 women and girls smuggled in from Nigeria and trafficked into sex work by a notorious Nigerian gang.
Siddharth Kara: the modern slave trade
Siddharth Kara has spent the last 16 years traveling the world, speaking and listening to victims as well as perpetrators - documenting their stories. He has calculated that slavery is now much more… Audio
Calling attention to human trafficking
Around the world more than 45 million people are currently enslaved. A quarter of them are children. They're sobering facts that are often overlooked, with human trafficking and exploitation largely a… Audio
Human trafficking 'definitely a problem' in NZ
New Zealand is closely watching the anti-slavery law in the UK as authorities say exploitation and human trafficking is starting to become a bigger problem here.
NZ watches UK as human trafficking, exploitation worsen
Authorities are looking overseas for answers as they acknowledge human trafficking and exploitation are starting to become a much larger problem in New Zealand. It's estimated nearly 46 million people… Audio
Texas truck driver claims ignorance of human cargo
The driver of a tractor-trailer found at a Texas Walmart with eight bodies and dozens of other undocumented migrants says he was unaware of the cargo.
Guilty verdicts delivered in major Thai trafficking trial
A judge handing down verdicts in Thailand's biggest human trafficking trial on Wednesday had announced 21 guilty verdicts by mid-morning from 103 defendants, with judgments expected to last late into…