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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years of the 21st Century gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Singapore.htm
Singapore is a
destination country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of commercial
sexual exploitation. Some women from Thailand and the Philippines who travel
to Singapore voluntarily for prostitution or work are subsequently deceived
or coerced into sexual servitude. Some foreign domestic workers are subject
to conditions that may be indicative of labor trafficking, including physical
or sexual abuse, confiscation of travel documents, confinement, inadequate
food, rest, or accommodation, deceptions about wages or conditions of work,
and improper withholding of pay. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking
of children and young people in Singapore Veronica Uy,
Inquirer, www.unwomen-nc.org.sg/uploads/FINAL%20Singapore%20Research%20Report%2021%20June%202011.pdf [accessed 16 June 2017] [PAGE 19] TRAFFICKERS AND
TRAFFICKING MECHANISMS
- The modus operandi essentially has illegal recruiters promise young women non-existent
jobs as waitresses or guest relations officers in restaurants and hotels in
Singapore. They are each charged a
minimal S$100 to S$1,000 as recruitment fee in the Philippines, and given
roundtrip tickets (sometimes the return ticket is fake), a fake invitation
letter, and “show money” for showing to Philippine immigration officials who
scrutinize their financial capacity as tourists. Expecting to work in legitimate jobs,
Filipinas end up working as prostitutes. They are forced to provide sexual
services to customers and earn commissions from alcoholic drinks to enable
them to pay the $1,000 to S$4,000 they allegedly owe their handlers. The report said victims who fled to the
embassy were provided shelter and assisted in their repatriation back to the
Philippines. They are interviewed, their affidavit taken, and are advised to
file a complaint either in Singapore or in the Philippines. ***
ARCHIVES *** India asks Singapore to curb trafficking Press Trust of [accessed 7 September 2014] After five girls
from Manipur were rescued in Trafficking of Filipinas in Veronica Uy,
Inquirer, www.traffickingproject.org/2008/05/trafficking-of-filipinas-to-singapore.html [accessed 22 December 2010] In November 2007, INQUIRER.net
posted a special report on the growing number of young Filipino women being
lured to Philippine
Ambassador to Singapore Belen Fule-Anota said
Filipinas who want to work overseas must scrutinize their recruiters in the
Philippines well and ensure they have valid contracts before leaving the
country. She also advised jobseekers
to have their contracts duly verified by the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA) "before packing their bags for Singapore." Commercial sexual exploitation and
trafficking of children and young people in Singapore Veronica Uy,
Inquirer, www.unwomen-nc.org.sg/uploads/FINAL%20Singapore%20Research%20Report%2021%20June%202011.pdf [accessed 16 June 2017] [PAGE 19] TRAFFICKERS AND
TRAFFICKING MECHANISMS
- The modus operandi essentially has illegal recruiters promise young women
non-existent jobs as waitresses or guest relations officers in restaurants
and hotels in New Philippine Film Raises Awareness of Sex Trafficking
In Alto Broadcasting System-Chronicle
Broadcasting Network ABS-CBN, January 20, 2008 traffickingproject.blogspot.com/2008/01/mona-singapore-escort.html [accessed 22 December 2010] Mona ends up in a
brothel in TRUE STORY - According to
director Jowee Morel, “Mona Singapore Escort” exposes the reality of white
slavery in Singapore, which counts Filipinas among its victims. Despite Singapore's reputation as a strict,
law-abiding society and its hardline stance on crime (the Singapore
government has put to death even foreigners found guilty in illegal drugs
cases), Morel said human trafficking and sexual slavery are disturbing
realities in Singapore. Letter to Gov. Kulongoski Michu Uaiyue,
June 12, 2007 www.akha.org/content/blog/page6.html [accessed 22 December 2010] [scroll down] In 2004 the Akha
woman Ms. Amue Athu, from
Disasters Increase Risk of Human
Trafficking Rofiqi Hasan, TEMPO Interactive,
Denpasar, 08 November, 2006 www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2006/11/08/brk,20061108-87306,uk.html [accessed 22 December 2010] The crimes are many
forms: distribution of 880 babies from North Sumatra to Microsoft Uses Grants To Help Alleviate
Human Trafficking Josephine Roque, All Headline News AHN, At one time the source article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[accessed 11 September 2011] Microsoft Corp. has
released grants worth more than $1 million to six Asian countries to deal
with human trafficking by providing computer skills. Called the
"Unlimited Potential," the grants were distributed throughout:
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Why Does October 28, 2006 singabloodypore.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/why-does-singapore-imprison-the-victims-of-trafficking/ [accessed 22 December 2010] ONGOING CASES - We are concerned that the government of The Protection Project – Singapore [PDF] The Paul H. Nitze
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University www.protectionproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Singapore1.pdf [accessed 24 February 2016] A Human Rights
Report on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children Freedom House Country Report - Political Rights: 5 Civil Liberties: 4 Status: Partly Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2009/singapore [accessed 27 June 2012] Human Rights
Overview Human Rights Watch [accessed 22 December 2010] Library of Congress Call Number DS609 .S55
1991 www.loc.gov/collections/country-studies/?q=DS609+.S55+ [accessed 16 June 2017] Agence www.singapore-window.org/sw04/040830af.htm [accessed 22 December 2010] "A small
minority of foreign domestic workers face seriously abusive labor
conditions," it said, adding that "in a few such cases, these
circumstances may amount to involuntary servitude." Comments on the 2004 Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
Report on Ministry of Home Affairs, www.mha.gov.sg/news_details.aspx?nid=NDU2-y0VV%2fviNbZ0%3d [accessed 14 February 2015] Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices U.S. Dept of
State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, March 8, 2006 www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61626.htm [accessed 22 December 2010] TRAFFICKING IN
PERSONS
– In 2004 there were three prosecutions, two of which involved forced
prostitution, and one of which involved bringing a woman into the country
under false pretenses for the purpose of prostitution. The latter case
involved a Sri Lankan woman, who was recruited in The police and other elements of the
government were widely recognized to be both effective and among the least
corrupt such institutions to be found. There were no reports of any official
involvement in trafficking in persons. All
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