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Tonga stays on US watch list for not doing enough on people trafficking

August 18, 2022

By Philip Cass of Kaniva News in Auckland Tonga has not done enough to combat people trafficking and will remain on an American watch list, according to the US State Department’s annual report. Since convicting its first trafficker in April 2011, the government has not prosecuted or convicted any traffickers, the State Department said. The ... <a title="Tonga stays on US watch list for not doing enough on people trafficking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/tonga-stays-on-us-watch-list-for-not-doing-enough-on-people-trafficking/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga stays on US watch list for not doing enough on people trafficking">Read more</a>

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Young women ‘traded for votes’ in PNG, elections consultation told

April 15, 2022

By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Allegations of young women being traded for votes in several parts of the Highlands region during Papua New Guinea’s national general elections were raised yesterday in Port Moresby. A high level conference held by the Governance and Service Delivery Sectoral Committee raised the concern of past experiences in parts ... <a title="Young women ‘traded for votes’ in PNG, elections consultation told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/young-women-traded-for-votes-in-png-elections-consultation-told/" aria-label="Read more about Young women ‘traded for votes’ in PNG, elections consultation told">Read more</a>

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SPECIAL REPORT: Bureaucratic Silence Surrounds Immigration New Zealand Deportation Move – Is This a Case of Human Trafficking + Black Labour?

April 6, 2021

SPECIAL REPORT – by Selwyn Manning. On Tuesday, March 30, we lodged a series of questions to the Minister of Immigration Kris Faafoi, seeking answers to allegations that 10 Chinese workers, who were detained in custody pending deportation orders, were in fact victims of a human trafficking scam. Throughout last week, the ten workers’ lawyer, ... <a title="SPECIAL REPORT: Bureaucratic Silence Surrounds Immigration New Zealand Deportation Move – Is This a Case of Human Trafficking + Black Labour?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/06/special-report-bureaucratic-silence-surrounds-immigration-new-zealand-deportation-move-is-this-a-case-of-human-trafficking-black-labour/" aria-label="Read more about SPECIAL REPORT: Bureaucratic Silence Surrounds Immigration New Zealand Deportation Move – Is This a Case of Human Trafficking + Black Labour?">Read more</a>

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Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case

November 23, 2018

By Richard M. Nanua and Royson Willie in Port Vila Vanuatu’s Magistrates Court has remanded a Bangladeshi couple over what is alleged to be the biggest human trafficking and slavery case in Vanuatu and the region. Sekdah Somon and Buxoo Nabilah Bibi – the owners of the “Mr Price” home and furniture store in Vanuatu ... <a title="Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/23/couple-remanded-in-big-vanuatu-human-trafficking-slavery-case/" aria-label="Read more about Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case">Read more</a>