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Human trafficking. Singapore is a popular transit point and destination hub for trafficking activities, where women and girls are trafficked into the country for sexual or labour exploitation.
Jul 3, 2024 · Singapore is committed to combatting human trafficking. Strict border control measures, tough laws and a well-documented workforce have continued to limit the opportunities for human trafficking syndicates in carrying out their activities and kept illegal border entries to a minimum.
Trafficking in persons (TIP) is a transnational crime which exploits vulnerable victims. Human Trafficking is criminalised in Singapore under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014 (PHTA).
According to the U.S. Government's Trafficking in Person's (TIP) Report, Singapore is a destination country for foreign victims trafficked for the purpose of labor and commercial sexual exploitation. [1] Over the years, victims of trafficking in Singapore have come from many countries throughout Asia such as India, Thailand, the ...
Feb 15, 2020 · Two Indian nationals were the first in Singapore to be sentenced for labour trafficking. But to build a strong case against them, their victims had to come forward and share their ordeal,...
Singapore takes a serious view of human trafficking. Singapore’s strategy against human trafficking comprises the 4Ps: Prevention, Prosecution, Protection, and Partnerships, where we: “Prevent” such crimes from occurring; “Protect” those who are vulnerable to trafficking; “Prosecute” human traffickers for their heinous crimes;
2020 REVISED EDITION. This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021. An Act to deter and punish trafficking in persons and to protect and assist trafficked persons. [1 March 2015]
