Updates

Discover our latest updates here, including the projects we are currently working on at HRC, and experiences shared by our fellow team members.

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An American's journey in Cambodia's scam industry

Hi my name is Alex (pseudonym). I was born in Westfield Massachusetts in America in 1985 from Khmer parents. I completed a one year certificate for machine tools technology (CNC machining) . I

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The Horrible 5-Month Life in Scamming Compounds

Hi, my name is Abdus Salam. I was born in 1996 and I am an ordinary Bangladeshi. I completed my Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Textile Engineering.

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GFEMS “Promoting Opportunities Within Evidence & Research” (POWER) Evaluation by HRC

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new collaboration with the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) to evaluate the “Promoting Opportunities Within Evidence & Research” (POWER) project. Our team will produce a baseline study to captu

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Trafficking for the purpose of forced criminality in Laos: HRC’s new project with the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new project with the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) to improve the evidence basis on trafficking in persons (TIP) for the purpose of forced criminality in cyber-scam op

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Humanity Research Consultancy to Investigate Trafficking in Persons for Forced Criminality in the Thai Context

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new project with the USAID Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (USAID Thailand CTIP) activity, implemented by Winrock International, to investigate responses to trafficking in persons (TIP) for forc

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Humanity Research Consultancy to investigate scamming compounds in Laos and Dubai

Humanity Research Consultancy (HRC) has begun a new project with USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP), in collaboration with USAID Laos CTIP, to investigate scamming compounds in Asia regions that are less understood and discussed, such a

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Electronic Monitoring for Social Responsibility – HRC’s new project with Conservation International

In July 2023, HRC began a new project, “Electronic Monitoring for Social Responsibility,” funded by Conservation International (CI).

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Having gone through the ordeal of human trafficking, I now intern with HRC, working to reunite victims with their families

In 2022, while I was living in Dubai as a freelance IT technician, I was offered a good 6-month work opportunity in Laos.

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The Missing Piece to the Puzzle: Profiling Taiwanese Distant Water Vessel Owners to Steer the System towards a More Ethical Fishing Industry

Funded and supported by Humanity United and the Freedom Fund, HRC is embarking on a new project to profile the vessel owners of Taiwanese distant water fishing vessels.

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遠洋漁業缺失的拼圖 – 台灣船主面對的挑戰與現況

Humanity Research Consultancy（HRC, 憫研顧問）近期開始了一項由非政府組織Humanity United跟Freedom Fund資助、針對台灣遠洋漁業「船東」的研究專案。

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সার্ভাইভার নেটওয়ার্ক ক্ষমতায়ন এবং উচ্চতর বোঝাপড়ার উদ্দেশ্যে এইচআরসি, উইনরক ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ও অনির্বাণের সম্মিলিত গবেষণা প্রকল্প

এইচআরসি এবং উইনরক ইন্টারন্যাশনাল (ইউএসএইড এশিয়া সিটিআইপি দ্বারা অর্থায়িত) সম্প্রতি বাংলাদেশের একটি সারভাইভার-নেতৃত্বাধীন স্বেচ্ছাসেবী সংগঠন, মানব পাচারের শিকারদের একটি শক্তিশালী কণ্ঠস্বর হিসেবে কর্মরত অনির্বাণ-এর সাথে অংশগ্রহণমূলক কর্ম গবেষণা চালিয

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Collaborative research project with ANIRBAN to better understand and empower survivor networks

HRC and Winrock International (funded by USAID Asia CTIP) recently carried out participatory action research with ANIRBAN, a survivor-led voluntary organisation in Bangladesh that provides a strong voice to victims of human trafficking.