Research from @justicecentrehk @JadeCAnderson #hkcomingclean found 1 in 6 domestic workers in #HongKong in conditions that constitute forced labour. Still no comprehensive anti-human trafficking laws & forced labour is technically not a crime. https://sc.mp/9sc6
Court of Appeal #HongKong calls on Govt to do more to investigate forced labour- impact of research #HKComingClean BUT Article 4, Bill of Rights (no slavery) does’t cover human trafficking or allows for a specific offence to combat this. @justicecentrehk. https://sc.mp/2OF1yhw
Thank you for collaborating on our research #HKComingClean @RobertJonGodden. @JadeCAnderson our head of research at @justicecentrehk, your presentation rocked!
.@JadeCAnderson giving a detailed briefing to the #Taiwan government & Taiwan civil society on @justicecentrehk research #HKComingClean explaining the situation of forced labour & human trafficking amongst migrant domestic workers in #HongKong
#HKComingClean cited by Central Police University, Taiwan. Encouraging to see National Immigration Agency (Govt Dept) of #Taiwan giving a platform for @justicecentrehk report co-authored by @JadeCAnderson. When will #HongKong Govt publicly acknowledge our report?
“A 2016 study by Justice Centre (#HKcomingclean)showed one in six migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong were victims of forced labor.” Hong Kong lawmakers push for UK-style anti-slavery law https://reut.rs/2Hx9pKa @justicecentrehk
In the 1930's 80 Tai O villagers were "sold like pigs" to work in mines in Nauru & other Indian Ocean islands #forcedlabour #hkcomingclean
#HKcomingclean from @justicecentrehk evidence base that trafficking for the purposes of forced labour happening in #HongKong. 14% of 50 000.
Sevenfold increase in fines set for overcharging migrant domestic workers in #HongKong #HKcomingclean http://sc.mp/k7BaTq
Day 1 with @JadeCAnderson of expert group on measurement of forced labour hosted by @ilo in Bangkok #HKcomingclean @justicecentrehk
@UKAntiSlavery:#HongKong refuses 2 accept it's a source,destination or transit country 4 #HumanTrafficking despite evid in #hkcomingclean
@LThompsonC emphasising fair recruitment to tackle #EndSlavery- 1 of the key recommendations 2 #HongKong Gov in #hkcomingclean @Alliance8_7
#HKcomingclean groundbreaking research on #ForcedLabor & trafficking @justicecentrehk was peer reviewed by the @ilo @GuyRyder. @Alliance8_7
@justicecentrehk has been working on #ForcedLabor & HumanTrafficking #hkcomingclean found 17% migrant domestic workers in FL. @Alliance8_7
Sharan Burrow: US$25 per month increase in wage for an employee in Asia needed to fix the problems we are facing #HKcomingclean #UNGA
World Bank:good jobs are crucial to poverty alleviation. All growth is not inclusive. #HKcomingclean #GlobalDeal #UNGA
Session has begun on the the Global Deal Initiative: enhanced social dialogue for decent work #HKcomingclean #UN4RefugeesMigrants
Pity #China not involved in this initiative-350 000 migrant domestic workers in #HongKong with 17% (50,000) in forced labour #HKcomingclean
Waiting 4 @lestarihk to address UN on #HKComingclean -17% of migrant domestic workers in forced labour in #hongkong #UN4RefugeesMigrants
@afcmfa's Gois notes that some countries' economies benefit from precarious work for #migrantworkers. #UN4RefugeesMigrants #HKcomingclean
Powerful memorial to victims of #slavery @UN. Must not forget the victims of human trafficking today. #HKcomingclean
#GlobalSlaveryIndex ranked #HongKong 4th from bottom. #HKcomingclean research found 1 in 6 domestic workers in forced labour @russellcrowe
Oz ambassador 4 human trafficking: corporates working on trafficking #HKcomingclean was part funded by @Macquarie
Monique Villa @TrustForumAsia mentions our research #HKcomingclean in her keynote speech to open today's conference
Thanks to @Macquarie for their support in the fight against #humantrafficking & hosting the meeting #HKcomingclean
Board Chair Farzana Aslam,"3 Strikes: A Tipping Point for #HongKong?" @Diplomat_APAC thediplomat.com/2016/03/three-strikes-a-... @justicecentrehk #HKcomingclean
"Nothing has changed"- Erwiana. #HKcomingclean found 1 in 6 still in forced labour-17% (50,000) www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/28/nothing-has-c... @justicecentrehk
@rememberslavery estimated 17% #HongKong migrant domestic workers in forced labour-this &more in our report #HKcomingclean @justicecentrehk
New report exposes debt cycle of migrant domestic workers in Philippines and Indonesia www.macquarie.com/hk/about/community/news-... via @macquarie #HKcomingclean
