Vani Saraswathi

Kenyan migrants are returning from Saudi Arabia, both dead and living, with suspicious scars that may indicate organ harvesting. Under the Kafala system, migrant workers’ agency is greatly limited, and the control and consent over their bodies are poorly protected. The combination of these factors puts them at risk of various exploitative and sinister practices, including the illegal organ trade.

Not enough knowledge while leaving and not enough support on return, the women are rallying around each other to build a community of resilience. In the second and concluding part of the Bangladesh report, we delve into the critical role played by returnees and families of migrants.

Workers pay between US$4000 to US$6000 for jobs that pay pittance at best, or that don’t exist at worst. In the first of the two-part report on migration from Bangladesh to Saudi and other Gulf states, we investigate the high costs of migration and the lure of the kingdom.

Electric shocks and starvation fuel the activism of trafficking victims

In the first of a two-part report on Sierra Leone we explore the reasons the post-war generation are especially vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation