Paper Chains
Welcome to Paper Chains, a podcast that takes a deep dive into key reports, uncovering exploitation, labor abuses, and global supply chain tracking. This series is a project of Five24, dedicated to shining a light on the facts behind the headlines.
Podcasting since 2025 • 13 episodes
Paper Chains
Latest Episodes
Episode 13 - Three Years, One Fight: What’s Changed in the TIP Reports from 2023–2025?
In this episode of Paper Chains, we step back and compare the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Reports to understand what’s really changing in the global fight against human trafficking. Are countries improving—...
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Episode 12 - Politics and the TIP Report: Controversy Under the New Administration
In this episode of Paper Chains, we take a closer look at the controversies surrounding the 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report under the current U.S. administration. While the report is widely considered the world’s most i...
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Episode 11 - The Global Scorecard: Inside the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report
n this episode of Paper Chains, we unpack the 2025 U.S. Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, one of the world’s most influential assessments of how governments respond to human trafficking. Covering more than 180 countries, the ...
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Episode 10 - Climate Migration and the Future of Exploitation
In this episode of Paper Chains, we zoom out from the reports we’ve explored on climate vulnerability and infrastructure breakdown to examine the bigger picture: how climate-driven migration is reshaping global labor markets and traffi...
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Episode 9 - Broken Systems: How Climate Infrastructure Failures Create Trafficking Risk
In this episode of Paper Chains, we examine a report from the International Organization for Migration exploring how failing infrastructure—roads, water systems, housing, and energy networks—can increase vulnerability to human traffick...
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