New NEXUS Study: Our Lives. Vulnerability and Resilience Among Indonesian Trafficking Victims (May 2017) | NEXUS Institute

New NEXUS Study: Our Lives. Vulnerability and Resilience Among Indonesian Trafficking Victims (May 2017) | NEXUS Institute:

Indonesia’s Child Trafficking Crisis - Asia Sentinel | Asia Sentinel

Indonesia’s Child Trafficking Crisis - Asia Sentinel | Asia Sentinel:

Trafficked and abused: Indonesia's Middle East maid ban ...

"Mulyadi from rights group Migrant Care, which has assisted Sari and Hatmiati's families, urged Indonesia to review the ban."

""The government should re-evaluate the ban as it violates a person's fundamental rights to seek employment overseas," said Mulyadi, a co-founder of the group."

"He warned that a government plan to stop sending women overseas to work as domestic helpers in any country from this year would make the situation worse

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New documentary calls for "dignified life" for Asian garment...

New documentary calls for "dignified life" for Asian garment...:

Palm Oil's Human Cost Alleged in New Report

Palm Oil's Human Cost Alleged in New Report:

Indonesia: Child Tobacco Workers Suffer as Firms Profit | Human Rights Watch

Indonesia: Child Tobacco Workers Suffer as Firms Profit | Human Rights Watch:

1,200 fishing slaves in Indonesia repatriated, trafficking experts say they're just "tip of the iceberg"

1,200 fishing slaves in Indonesia repatriated, trafficking experts say they're just "tip of the iceberg":

'There’s no future for Rohingya in Burma': new wave of 'boat people' prepares to risk all to flee - Telegraph

'There’s no future for Rohingya in Burma': new wave of 'boat people' prepares to risk all to flee - Telegraph:

Special Report: Traffickers use abductions, prison ships to feed Asian slave trade | Reuters

Special Report: Traffickers use abductions, prison ships to feed Asian slave trade | Reuters:

The 'boat people' crisis won't end until Burma stops persecuting the Rohingya | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian

The 'boat people' crisis won't end until Burma stops persecuting the Rohingya | Global Development Professionals Network | The Guardian:

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Rohingya migrants raped at Thai-Malaysia border camps: report - The Express Tribune

Rohingya migrants raped at Thai-Malaysia border camps: report - The Express Tribune:

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Malaysia arrests 12 cops over alleged links to mass graves - South-east Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

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Bali Nine pair's death row inmate, Filipino mother Mary Jane Veloso could be victim of human trafficking, Darwin barrister says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A Northern Territory barrister believes a Filipino mother on death row in Indonesia is a victim of human trafficking, and has made a last-ditch effort to help save her life.

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Bali Nine pair's death row inmate, Filipino mother Mary Jane Veloso could be victim of human trafficking, Darwin barrister says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

Over 300 Slaves Rescued From Indonesia Island After AP Investigation Into Forced Labor

The Burmese men were among hundreds of migrant workers revealed in an Associated Press investigation to have been lured or tricked into leaving their countries and forced into catching fish for consumers around the world, including the United States. In response to the AP's findings, Indonesian government officials visited the island village of Benjina on Friday and found brutal conditions, down to an "enforcer" paid to beat men up. They offered immediate evacuation.

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Behind Closed Doors, Abuse of Domestic Workers - NYTimes.com

With his latest project, photographer Steve McCurry, best known for his work in war-torn countries like Afghanistan, has documented the suffering of women from Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines who endured a myriad of abuses while working for families elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East.

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Lack of clear definitions on human trafficking in South Asia is hurting victims | WNN – Women News Network

Source:| WNN – Women News Network:

(WNN/IRIN) Jakarta, INDONESIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA: A 2012 UNODC – UN Office on Drugs and Crime report on human trafficking recorded more than 10,000 cases of trafficking in persons in South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific between 2007-2010, but it is unclear what the situation is today. Tens of thousands of people are vulnerable to being trafficked in Southeast Asia, with governments struggling to understand and respond collectively to the problem, say experts and government officials.

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Modern-day slavery commonplace on fishing vessels | The Jakarta Post

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Singapore has one of the world’s busiest airports, at which thousands of sailors arrive and leave the island city-state every day.

Many of these are young Indonesians who work on the sea, some of whom have enough skills to meet international seamen qualifications. But others fail to meet even the minimum skill requirements.

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Singapore steps up efforts vs trafficking from PH, et al | ABS-CBN News

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By Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBNnews.com

SINGAPORE – This city-state has begun a month-long consultation to secure feedback from stakeholders on an omnibus bill to curb trafficking-in-persons (TIP), which has seen women from countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia and China lured by the promise of higher wages, but end up having to do paid sex.

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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/03/22/14/singapore-steps-efforts-vs-trafficking-ph-et-al

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BANDUNG, Indonesia: Kids pimping kids out for sex in Indonesia - Technology - MiamiHerald.com

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By MARGIE MASON

Associated Press

BANDUNG, Indonesia -- Chimoy flicks a lighter and draws a long drag until her cheeks collapse on the skinny Dunhill Mild, exhaling a column of smoke.

Her no-nonsense, tough-girl attitude projects the confidence of a woman in her 30s, yet she's only 17. Colorful angel and butterfly tattoos cover her skin, and she wears a black T-shirt emblazoned with a huge skull.

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Over 200,000 Indonesians enslaved: Study | The Jakarta Post

Over 200,000 Indonesians enslaved: Study | The Jakarta Post

 The Global Slavery Index 2013, published by the Walk Free Foundation, an Australian-based organization dedicated to eradicating modern-day slavery, reveals that there are more than 200,000 slaves in Indonesia.

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