Human Traffficking

Human Traffficking

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic: UN

In 2022, the latest year for which data is widely available, the number of known victims worldwide rose to 25% above 2019's pre-pandemic levels, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime&...

Three involved in human trafficking, arrested from Teknaf on 16 October 2024. Photo: TBS

20 rescued, 3 traffickers arrested en route to Malaysia from Teknaf

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6 Bangladeshi victims of human trafficking rescued in Nepal

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad. File Photo: Collected

103 including former MPs indicted in Malaysian labour market manipulation case

Mostafizur Rahman, senior secretary of Public Security Division, speaks at the launching ceremony of Bangladesh National Referral Mechanism in Dhaka on 21 May. Photo: Courtesy

National referral mechanism launched to protect human trafficking victims

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Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says

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Winrock launches project to reduce prevalence of climate change induced human trafficking

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US committed to partnering with Bangladesh to bring human traffickers to justice: Ambassador Haas

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276 Indians stuck in a French airport for days for a human trafficking probe have left for India

A sign to respect social distancing is seen at deserted check-in desks at Nice international airport as France closed its borders to travellers outside European Union due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

303 Indian passengers on flight connected to human trafficking grounded in France

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Low conviction behind decline in trafficking victims’ number

More children continue to fall victims of trafficking from exploitative and discriminative practices. Photo: IOM.

Most child trafficking victims trafficked domestically: Report

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Climate refugees more vulnerable to human trafficking: UN report