The Hidden Crime of Human Trafficking How do traffickers target their prey? What keeps victims bound? What lies beneath this insidious crime that has successfully enslaved women and children across the world? With support from the Singapore Inter-Agency Taskforce on...
27 May 2021 Since 2015, 260 alleged cases of sex and labour trafficking have been investigated The conviction of Jonathan Ching on Tuesday under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act (PHTA) cast a spotlight on the issue of human trafficking in Singapore – and...
The legal institution of slavery has been abolished and likewise so should slavery practices along with it. Yet, slavery continues to remain pervasive in many slave-like forms. In today’s globalised economy, many goods and services are traded. One of the largest...
Updated 21 March 2020 Since the COVID-19 virus took the world by storm on 31 December 2019, swift damage swept across the globe, devastating our lives in lasting ways. To date, the coronavirus has invaded 95% of the world’s countries. Declared a global pandemic...
December 2020 It’s been a year since the COVID-19 struck Singapore. The first anniversary of one of history’s deadliest pandemics which caused significant lives, severe job losses, and a crippled economy, Singapore as a nation have experienced some of the worst times...
A note of thanks to donors from Hagar Cambodia staff “In my role as case manager, I see how much this donor support is needed during COVID-19. It really makes a difference to my clients and their families who are struggling to make living,” said Thorng Prany, case...
