The Risks of Labour Trafficking for Migrant Workers: A Focus on Human Trafficking and AI

This report examines how structural inequalities, and intersectional vulnerabilities increase the risks of labour trafficking. It explores gender-specific vulnerabilities facing women migrant workers, the role of informal work sectors and economic dependencies (eg. debt bondage) in facilitating exploitation, and how emerging AI technologies are being deployed in anti-trafficking efforts. The report then broadens in scope to analyse unique risks faced by other marginalised groups – LGBTQI+ migrants, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, older persons, and youth – and how global supply chains and informal economies create enabling environments for their exploitation. The report considers as well as the impact of data protection and AI governance laws (GDPR and the EU AI Act) on the use of technology in combating trafficking.