2018
Human Rights
Love Frankie worked with IOM X, the UN’s International Organization for Migration’s innovative campaign which uses media and technology to encourage safe migration and public action to stop human trafficking & exploitation.
About 40 million migrants reside in the Asia Pacific region, where rapid economic growth has been providing increasing employment opportunity. However, increasing prosperity has also increased the risk of abuse and exploitation as companies look for cheap labour to increase their economic gains.
Globally, human trafficking has become the second largest type of criminal activity after illegal drug trading. It is estimated that there are more than 40.3 million men, women and children victims of modern slavery around the world, including 24.9 million people in forced labour. More than half of these are in Asia Pacific. Social media is increasingly used as a platform to prey on vulnerable groups for the purposes of servitude, slavery, forced labour and sexual exploitation by means of fraud, deception and coercion.
The mass reach, power and popularity of media and technology can be leveraged to inspire young people
and their communities come into greater awarenes and to act against human trafficking and to promote
safe migration practices among men, women, girls and boys.
Over a period of four years, Love Frankie supported IOM X in the design and implementation of three different campaigns towards a goal of achieving a comprehensive educational safe migration messaging for IOM across Asia Pacific.
Fishing is one of the biggest industries in Asia Pacific, employing millions of people, many of whom are boys and young men. Unfortunately, human trafficking and forced labour are not uncommon in this industry. It is estimated that in Asia Pacific there are about 1 million people working in conditions of forced labour in the agricultural sector, which includes fishing. Awareness among young people in Asia Pacific about human trafficking in the fishing industry is low.
Love Frankie produced a 10-minute video, Prisana, An IOM X Drama – which featured Thai celebrities to not only raise awareness of the issue but also to encourage young people to care about it. The campaign targeted people who consume products from the fishing industry, aged 15-30 based in ASEAN. In addition to the drama, Love Frankie also produced a music video and PSA where Thai celebrities share facts about human trafficking.
The Prisana campaign went beyond awareness raising, asking supporters to make a simple fish sign and upload it to their social media, using the hastag #ICAREDOYOU.
The main aim of Prisana was to ensure that the audience could relate to the content and engage with it on an emotional level. After watching Prisana, 84% of viewers found it interesting, more than 30% learned something new and more than half said they would speak to others about the issue. Behavioural intent, such as supporting ethical companies, reporting exploitation and talking to friends about human trafficking, increased by 30%
Test content with target audiences to ensure that messaging is clear and understandable Maximize short-term influence of celebrities as long-term engagement is difficult Give influencers an action to promote
To learn more about Prisana campaign, visit the IOM X page.
Because they work in the confines of a private home, domestic workers are at significant risk of exploitation. They suffer from pervasive negative attitudes, and still commonly face abuses such as no weekly days off, excessive working hours, confiscation of identification, restriction of movement, non-payment of wages, as well as verbal and physical abuse.
Love Frankie produced a campaign leveraging drama to promote better working conditions for domestic workers in ASEAN. The videos, in Bahasa Indonesia, English and Thai tell the stories of three domestic workers and their employers. Each story closes with a strong message about the importance of communication, respect, and a regular day off.
The campaign videos reached more than 170 million peopleResearch findings show that more than 84% of viewers processed the messages of Open Doors, meaning they found it interesting and learned something new. More than half of Open Doors viewers surveyed said that they learned something new and would speak to others about the issue of domestic worker rights.
To learn more about Open Doors campaign, visit IOM X page.
There are approximately 16.6 million people in forced labour in Asia Pacific, across a variety of industries, including manufacturing. It is estimated that illegal profit from forced labour in Asia reaches US$52 billion every year! Although human trafficking and exploitation exist because of our global demand for cheap goods, cheap labour and cheap services, consumers do not always understand the impact of their purchasing decisions.
The Do You Know Who Made It campaign involved famous influencers and YouTube Creators to encourage Thai youth to think about the people who are behind the products that they use. It asks young Thai’s to take the lead in making smart purchasing decisions.
Love Frankie held workshops to increase 10 Youtube Creators’ knowledge about Human Trafficking and Exploitation in the region. After the event the Creators were invited to pitch ideas on relevant topics for the campaign. Five ideas were picked to move into development.
The campaign reached a far wider audience, as well as a better targeted one thanks to the online influencers. The YouTube Creators used their large online following to help generate buzz about the campaign
The campaign videos have been viewed more than 5 millions times, videos were featured as top trending video for 6 days after launch.
Learn more about Do you know who made it, visit the IOM X page
