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Research and analysis on human trafficking, forced labor, law and technology, from the SIGHT Foundation team.
Trapped Behind the Scam: Forced Criminality Is Trafficking’s Fastest-Growing Front
Southeast Asia’s fraud compounds have turned human trafficking into an industrial cybercrime business. The 2026 crackdowns have disrupted the biggest sites — but not the model.
Read the articleModern Slavery by the Numbers: What the Data Tells Us in 2026 — and What It Can’t
Fifty million people, $236 billion in illegal profit, and a conviction record that still misses most forced labor. A guide to the statistics that matter and how to read them.
Read → Law & Policy · 8 min readRewriting the Rulebook: The 2026 Legal Landscape on Human Trafficking
Europe’s new anti-trafficking directive is now due in national law, Washington’s core trafficking statute is still awaiting reauthorization, and courts are wrestling with how to treat victims forced to commit crimes.
Read → United States · 8 min readTwo Scorecards: Enforcement Headlines and Eroding Capacity in U.S. Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Federal agencies point to record operations. Survivor advocates point to gutted offices, visa backlogs and lost benefits. Both sets of numbers are real — and together they show where the system is heading.
Read → Technology · 7 min readAI on Both Sides: How Traffickers and Investigators Are Using Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI is lowering the cost of exploitation — from deepfake sextortion to automated scam scripts. The same technology, deployed carefully, is helping investigators find victims hidden in oceans of data.
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