Funded by HTRI and in collaboration with UNHCR and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to assess the impact of legal information in reducing the risk of trafficking among refugees and asylum seekers residing in Greece. More refugees and asylum seekers accessed generic legal information, but those who received personalized information were better at identifying instances of exploitation and coping with violence.

Funded by HTRI, researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to measure the impact of providing low-cost loans to construction micro-contractors in India. Overall, few people took out loans, which led to limited effects on reducing forced labor risk for workers and marginally increased low- to medium-risk labor exploitation. However, more educated and non-migrant micro-contractors showed improvements in certain forms of forced labor risks.

HTRI is supporting early-stage research and full-scale impact evaluations in 13 countries through its Competitive Research Fund. Researchers and implementing organizations are examining the effectiveness of counter-trafficking interventions across the 4 Ps (prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnership).