Blak Labs Singapore and Hagar releases provocative anti-human human trafficking campaign for International Women’s Day
Blak Labs Singapore has released a new hard-hitting awareness campaign for Hagar Singapore, part of the global humanitarian organisation Hagar International.
The campaign highlights the plight of human trafficking victims and encourages Singaporeans to help stop this crime, while commemorating International Women’s Day this month. The campaign features a series of four print ads and a thought-provoking online video.
Running in media sponsored by SPH and Expat Living Magazine, the ads are based on true stories of human trafficking survivors who have recovered under Hagar’s care. Also part of the campaign, a gritty online video documents the shocking reality of a mother selling her daughter to the viewers, with an unexpected twist. (View the video at https://www.facebook.com/tan.sarahjdes/)
“Human trafficking has devastated millions of lives across the world, but there’s always hope for recovery, and that’s what we want to achieve with this campaign. In Singapore, we’re partnering the government’s Inter-Agency Taskforce on Trafficking in Persons on various initiatives to raise public awareness, and provide victim care and support for trafficked survivors to meet their recovery and reintegration needs,” said Lynette Lim, Director of Marketing and Communications at Hagar Singapore.
“What these survivors have been through is horrific, but what’s even more amazing is how they have recovered with Hagar’s support. We are glad to be able to lend Hagar our support in this important cause,” added Charlie Blower, Managing Partner at Blak Labs.
The video was directed by Eric Seow via Nemesis Pictures.