UN GA reaffirms global action to end human trafficking
23 Nov 2021
On 22 and 23 November in New York, the UN General Assembly adopted a Political Declaration to reconfirm...
Author: Koen Hogewoning
Vietnamese workers at Chinese factory in Serbia calling for Help
22 Nov 2021
On 15 November, LSI’s member ASTRA-Anti Trafficking Action and the NGO A11 addressed all relevant Serbian...
UNSR calls for inputs: Trafficking of persons in the agricultural sector
21 Nov 2021
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Siobhán Mullally,...
European Minimum Wages to guarantee decent living standards
16 Nov 2021
A new draft European Union law should ensure a minimum level of wage protection in all...
Serbia will appoint a National Rapporteur against Trafficking
12 Nov 2021
The Parliament of Serbia recently adopted a new Law for a ‘Protector of Citizens’ (Ombudsperson) of...
New ODIHR study on regularisation of migrants in an irregular situation
11 Nov 2021
During an online event held on 8 November, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human...
Netherlands proposes new Au Pair regulations to combat exploitation
10 Nov 2021
Au pairs who come to the Netherlands must from now on be young, unmarried and childless....
Revising EU Directive on human trafficking? For bad or good reasons?
7 Nov 2021
Directive 2011/36/EU - on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims -...
EU Council considers new actions to address migrant smuggling
6 Nov 2021
This year, the European Commission has been taking several migration-related initiatives, including the EU Action Plan...
UN Human Rights office confirms banks’ human rights responsibilities
6 Nov 2021
The UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has confirmed that banks do...