The human rights organization Walk Free recently released the Global Slavery Index, which shows that the number of people becoming victims of modern slavery has risen sharply in recent years. HAS SLAVERY REALLY BEEN ABOLISHED? Officially, slavery no longer exists. But just because slavery has been banned on paper and many Western politicians and companies …
In recent decades, the gender ratio in China has become increasingly imbalanced. The government only abolished the controversial One-Child Policy 2015, but the consequences are being felt to this day. And because the People’s Republic now has excess numbers of frustrated young men, the illegal trade in brides is steadily increasing. SOLD INTO CHINA AS …
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Every one of us has come into contact with the term child labor at some point. Be it through social media posts around fast fashion or in German class with Oliver Twist and the pit children in the mines. While Dickens’ novel is a fictional – yet historically quite authentic – story, exploitative working conditions …
The news nowadays can often seem depressing, as the world never seems to get out of crisis mode. That’s why it’s all the more important that we regularly remind ourselves that – even in light of the challenges we are confronted with – good things happen too. Recently, for example, over 1,000 victims of human …
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Scrubber, village slut, boring school nerd – these aren’t always just jibes used by teenage boys. They can also be used by a female neighbour or an uncle to degrade girls and young women, subject to similar criteria. Behaviour like this has both a system and a history, however: today, we try to gain an …
In its most recent publication on human trafficking, the UNODC (2022) alarmingly reported a drastic decrease in the number of convictions of human traffickers. Furthermore, in addition to increasing impunity, the UNODC (2022) found that the vulnerability of displaced persons has been exacerbated by the consequences of climate change as well as ongoing armed conflicts, …
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The already mixed image of the mass production of food took another knock recently with the publication of a BBC report highlighting sexual exploitation on Kenyan tea plantations. Although three managers proven to have been involved in such abuses were sacked, it remains to be seen whether anything will actually change for the better in …
We all know them nowadays: the dubious e-mails that regularly clog up our inbox, weird calls purporting to be from Europol and the like, and fake profiles on social networks that make false identities their own in an effort to try to get their hands on our data. The tricks used by scammers vary. Internet …
Psychological and physical violence has far-reaching consequences for people who are or have been affected by it. Susanne El Mahdi is a psychologist and answers some questions about the topic in this text. HOW DO TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AFFECT VICTIMS? The term “trauma” or “traumatic” disorders is now used increasingly by …
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The term “prostitution” refers to the provision of sexual services in exchange for payment. In Austria, there are currently around 8,000 registered sex workers* active in the industry. The motivations for working as a prostitute can vary widely. When looked at more closely, however, it’s actually very rare for such a choice to be anything …