My second to last engagement is with Borislav Gerasimov, Programme Coordinator Communications and Advocacy and Editor of Anti-Trafficking Review at GAATW (Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women). I felt that his perspective could act as a foundation for understanding what NGOs most anti-trafficking NGOs wish to achieve and pursue. His perspective can be used to supplement published works and find out the extent to which Singapore has been successful in tackling human trafficking. The perspective he offers is very valuable as it shines a liberal and pro-human rights “light” on several strategies employed by other countries which are still applicable to the Singaporean context. I first found out about GAATW when researching John Gee’s published works in which he was mentioned as a contributor for GAATW’s anti-trafficking review which gathered researchers and volunteers from anti-trafficking NGO’s across the world to debate the most pressing issues in human traffickings such as migrant labour and technology. I contacted GAATW’s official email and received a reply from Borislav who was willing to accept my interview.

Despite the limited knowledge on human trafficking in Singapore specifically, he was still able to offer a valuable insight into the practical consequences of Singapore’s strategies in other nations such as Sweden and the United States. Many of the strategies that are employed, covertly or overtly, in Singapore are present in other nations and have been covered far more extensively. He was able to criticise those policies from a libertarian, human rights and cosmopolitan perspective. These are a helpful foundation for me to build secondary research upon and determine the shortcomings of the Singaporean strategy against TIP. These shortcomings cannot be explained by Borislav. However, reports by Sallie Yea, who has written extensively on the Singaporean government’s manipulation of trafficking victimhood to fulfil their self-interests, can explain Borislav’s statements.