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Briefing Note on Draft Law on Vietnamese Workers Working Abroad Under Contract of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Briefing note outlining the relevant international, regional and national legal frameworks on Trafficking in Persons and recommended changes to the Draft Law 72 on Vietnamese Workers Working Abroad Under Contract.

• English
• Vietnamese

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Closing borders will not stop human trafficking in ASEAN

A blog that highlights the increased risk vulnerable people in ASEAN face as COVID-19 causes systems in place to support victims of trafficking to break down.

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Labour migrants’ vulnerability to human trafficking and labour exploitation in Southeast Asia: An analysis of Cambodia

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Labour migrants’ vulnerability to human trafficking and labour exploitation in Southeast Asia: An analysis of Laos

• English

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Labour migrants’ vulnerability to human trafficking and labour exploitation in Southeast Asia: An analysis of Thailand

• English
• Thai

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Labour migrants’ vulnerability to human trafficking and labour exploitation in Southeast Asia: An analysis of Vietnam

• English
• Vietnamese

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Lessons from COVID-19 in responding to trafficking in persons in times of crisis

To better understand the impact of COVID-19 on human trafficking and responses to it in the Philippines, ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking convened two online roundtable consultations with key stakeholders.

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ODI Thematic Brief 1: Labour migration in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam: migrants’ vulnerabilities and capacities across the labour migration cycle

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ODI Thematic Brief 2: Addressing exploitation of labour migrants in Southeast Asia: Beyond a counter-trafficking criminal justice response

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ODI Thematic Brief 3: Rethinking labour recruitment to reduce exploitation and trafficking of migrants

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Shelter Practices in ASEAN

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• Thai
• Khmer
• Lao
• Indonesian
• Vietnamese
• Myanmar

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The Blocked, The Obstructed: Intersectionality Study on the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers and Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Migrant Care with the support from OHANA Indonesia and the Disability Rights Fund conducted a study on the interrelated issues of Indonesian migrant workers and disabilities. The paper explores the multidimensional vulnerabilities faced by migrant workers and illustrates disabilities of migrant workers as a result of work accidents or violence within the workplace.

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• Indonesian

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Thematic Dialogue Brief – Challenges in identifying victims of trafficking who are encountered as offenders

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Vulnerability, human trafficking and COVID-19

COVID-19 does not discriminate, however those most a risk of contracting COVID-19 are the most vulnerable. This paper includes good responses from ASEAN Member States and provides policy recommendations to ensure those vulnerable to trafficking are protected.

• English
• Lao