Wrong kind of victim? One year on: an analysis of UK measures to protect trafficked persons

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ASI_2010_HT_UK_Wrong_kind.pdf: 104 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020.0-ASI_2010_HT_UK_Wrong kind Summary.pdf: 23 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Editorial: How is the money to combat human trafficking spent?

This Issue—Following the Money: Spending on anti-traffickingThis edition of the Anti-Trafficking Review explores what happens to the money that is allocated by governments and private donors to stop human trafficking and to assist people who have been trafficked.It has been an honour to play the role of guest editor, though it has not been easy to steer a route between amazement (at the sums apparently involved), concern (at the lack of real insight into how money is allocated and spent) and cynicism (at what appear to be rather modest achievements).It was challenging for potential authors to choose a method of analysing anti-trafficking spending. Should they simply describe what money is available and the drawbacks of the ways which donors make it available to organisations to use? Some authors take this descriptive approach. Should articles be about the efficiency and effectiveness of aid flows in general, in which case the shortcomings in anti-trafficking funding may mirror the generic flaws in aid flows? Only one author (Ucnikova) has tackled this. Or, should studies focus on the way the purse strings are controlled by a small number of donors who appear poorly informed about the needs of trafficked persons or the factors that cause them to be trafficked? Several of the articles touch on this (e.g. those of Hoff and Nwogu).Early on, it became apparent to the editorial team that people working for large organisations with anti-trafficking programmes were wary of contributing articles on this topic. In this sense, although the Anti-Trafficking Review aims to promote public debate, we have not yet found the best way of opening up a debate about funding, for practitioners evidently fear that writing about their own sources of funding could result in the tap being turned off! So, it is mainly the Debate section that tackles the question of funding strategies. Even these contributions do not make assessments of the various actors involved (donors and the organisations they fund) in as full and frank a way as is needed.The articles in this edition represent a start on the topic of anti-trafficking funding, but a great deal remains to be explored

Research in small developing countries

Origionally published in : Searching, 1987French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Recherche dans les petits pay

Recherche dans les petits pays

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI: Research in small developing countriesPubliée à l'origine: Quête d'avenirs, 198

National mechanisms and international cooperation for capacity building

Meeting: National Stakeholders' Assembly, 3d, 16-17 Dec. 1993, Ottawa, ON, CAMeeting: Assemblée des intervenants nationaux, 3e, 16-17 déc. 1993, Ottawa, ON, C

Groundwater quality: global challenges, emerging threats and novel approaches

Improving our understanding of groundwater quality threats to human health and the environment is essential to protect and manage groundwater resources effectively. This essay highlights some global groundwater quality challenges, describes key contaminant groups and threats of emerging concern, including antimicrobial resistance, and discusses novel approaches to assessing groundwater quality. Groundwater quality monitoring needs to improve significantly in order to effectively identify and mitigate threats to groundwater from historical, current and future pollution

Topical Collection: International Year of Groundwater—managing future societal and environmental challenges

Groundwater’s role in maintaining the well-being of the planet is increasingly acknowledged. Only recently has society recognised groundwater as a key component of the water cycle. To improve public understanding and the proper use of groundwater, the hydrogeological community must expand its efforts in groundwater assessment, management, and communication. The International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) intends to help achieve the United Nation’s water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the adoption of innovative hydrogeological strategies. This essay introduces a topical collection that encapsulates IAH’s 2022 ‘Year for Groundwater’