What is modern slavery?
Human trafficking is a growing $150 billion a year business, enslaving over 40 million women, children, and men in forced sexual and forced labor exploitation (International Labour Organization & Walk Free Foundation 2017).
According to the 2018 Global Slavery Index, modern slavery is estimated to be over three times as prevalent in Vietnam (4.5 per 1,000 population) than it is in the United States (1.3 per 1,000 population). In comparison, modern slavery prevalence rates in other countries are as follows: Canada (0.3), Australia (0.6), United Kingdom (2.1). Vietnam is a top source country for cross-border sex and labor trafficking.
Foundation of Our
Counter-Trafficking Work
Ethical Supply Chains
We work with employers to create good practices in labor recruitment to reduce modern slavery risks in the supply chain.
Protection through Education
Increasing knowledge protects at-risk youth and trafficking survivors, empowering them to make safer economic choices and reducing
(re)-trafficking risks.
International Collaboration
We work closely with partners from the local to international levels to raise trafficking awareness; keep at-risk youth in school; protect supply chains from trafficking; increase first responder capacity to support potential victims; and ensure survivors' safe returns.
Pacific Links Foundation breaks the cycle of human trafficking by investing comprehensively in at-risk youth to prevent trafficking and help trafficking survivors to build new lives. We work throughout Vietnam in trafficking hotspots and collaborate with partner organizations in transit and destination countries, including those in Asia and Europe.
Building a brighter future
Factory Awareness to Counter Trafficking (FACT®)
FACT® trains factory workers and managers about human trafficking in industrial zone to create good practice standards in labor recruiting and retention to reduce trafficking risks in the supply chain.
PAXU® - Workers' well-being & growth app
PAXU® is a mobile app that helps users compare living costs in different locations, calculate debt repayments, connect with trusted information, and learn about safe migration.
Empower Migrants (EMMI)
Migrant women become effective leaders who conduct activities that transform their communities, increase knowledge to keep themselves safe from forced labor and human trafficking risks.
Reintegration Services
We offer comprehensive reintegration services throughout Vietnam and at our Compassion House in Lao Cai to empower trafficking survivors with self-confidence and self-reliance to reduce re-trafficking risks and establish foundation for a better future.
Community Outreach Activities & Campaigns
Our awareness-raising and outreach events build vulnerable communities's capacity to protect themselves against trafficking risks. These events in communal areas expose trafficking as preventable crime.
Capacity Building for Responders (CaRes)
We provide training to responders in Asia and Europe to build responders’ capacity in supporting and interviewing Vietnamese irregular migrants and victims of trafficking by advocating for empathetic, victim-centered, and culturally sensitive approaches.
Matera Alliance Inc.
Matera is the corporate subsidiary of Pacific Links Foundation, focusing on workforce development solutions such as FACT® and PAXU for companies and their employees in the supply chain.
