Pacific slave trade - island countries are a source and destination

Pacific slave trade – island countries are a source and destination

Thursday, February 21st, 2019

The Pacific Immigration Development Community is concerned about the increasing slave trade in the region.

It says human trafficking to the point of slavery is increasingly common in industries like logging, mining and fishing. Read more

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