Asia Rising - Event: Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia

Event: Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia

09/19/24 • 52 min

Large numbers of people in Southeast Asia seek opportunities to improve their lives either within or outside their home country. While there are many positive benefits, the risk of exploitation is high. Many find themselves deceived or coerced into situations where they are abused and forced to live and work in poor conditions with little or no pay. Some are forced into sex work or marriages against their will, while others fall prey to the illicit organ trade.

How can we better understand what makes people vulnerable to human trafficking? What can governments and organisations be doing to better support victims and confront the causes? What roles can researchers play in helping answer these questions?

Speakers:
- Assoc. Professor Lisa Denney (Acting Director, Centre for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University)
- Assoc. Professor Sallie Yea (Tracey Banivanua-Mar Fellow, La Trobe University)
- Dr Elisabeth Jackson (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University)
- Professor Bec Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia) (Chair)

A La Trobe Asia and Centre for Human Security and Social Change event.

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West to East: The Global Rebalance

The West has always had an outsized influence in the world, but what if this trend is changing? The post cold-war era U.S. and European countries, which represent the foundational pillars of the Western system, have seen their power diminish. Shifts in demographics, economics, military, and cultural terms are indicating a more diverse global future. Wealth is moving from the West to the East, and nations such as India and Indonesia are set to reach new heights of growth and confidence. Is the West prepared for a more diverse global future?

The Melbourne launch of Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing by Samir Puri.

Speakers:
Dr Samir Puri (Visiting Lecturer, Department of War Studies, Kings College London)
Professor Nick Bisley (Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Professor Bec Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia)(Chair)

Recorded 9th September, 2024

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#228: The Decline of Western Influence

For centuries the western world has enjoyed an outsized global influence, but is that time coming to an end? In demographic, economic, military and cultural terms, we are hurtling into a far more diverse global future.

Guest:

Dr Samir Putri (Former UK diplomat, visiting lecturer at the Department of War Studies at the Kings College London)

Samir's book: Westlessness: The Great Global Rebalancing

Recorded 10th September, 2024.