Public can now report suspected trafficking directly to Police online

Public can now report suspected trafficking directly to Police online International Organization for Migration (IOM) Project Coordinator Sera Raisulu announced the initiative during a panel discussion at the University of the South Pacific last Wednesday. Sunday 02 August 2026 | 11:00 Ms Raisulu said the portal, developed in partnership with the Fiji Police Force, enables anyone who suspects human trafficking in their community to report it directly to the Human Trafficking Unit. Fijians can now report suspected human trafficking directly to police through a new online reporting portal, as authorities warn traffickers are increasingly using social media to target victims. The Fiji Police Force's Human Trafficking Unit has launched the Fiji Police Anti-Trafficking Intelligence and Response (FAIR) System, allowing members of the public to submit reports directly to investigators. International Organization for Migration (IOM) Project Coordinator Sera Raisulu announced the initiative during a panel discussion at the University of the South Pacific last Wednesday. Related stories Ms Raisulu said the portal, developed in partnership with the Fiji Police Force, enables anyone who suspects human trafficking in their community to report it directly to the Human Trafficking Unit. "The report is received directly at the human trafficking unit," she said. Reports can be submitted anonymously or with the reporter's identity through www.fair.org.fj. Ms Raisulu warned that traffickers were increasingly using Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to recruit victims, targeting people in their 20s for labour and those in their 50s for domestic work. She also highlighted a growing gap between digital connectivity and digital literacy in Fiji. "The students, youths, the children are the ones teaching their parents how to work their mobile phones," she said, urging parents to monitor how much time young people spent online. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Pacific Transnational Crime Advisor Megumi Hara said the region's online scam economy had grown to a scale far beyond Fiji's economy. "I think Fiji's GDP is just 6 billion," she said, citing combined regional scam losses of up to US$114 billion in 2025 alone. Ms Hara said the Pacific was not immune, pointing to recent scam-compound arrests in Timor-Leste, and warned that criminal networks sometimes used fake resort or casino investment projects to establish a presence in island countries. She added that some Pacific Island countries lacked laws covering cryptocurrency, leaving the region vulnerable to money laundering risks.