Dr. Bonny Ling - Publications and Media
Dr. Bonny Ling is a researcher and practitioner with a background in human rights and development. She has worked as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) analyst and consultant for international businesses keen to make a positive social and environmental impact.
Media
Peer-Reviewed Articles
“Rights in the Time of Exclusion: The Role of ASEAN in Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in the Asia-Pacific,” Taiwan Journal of Democracy 16, no. 1 (July 2020): 133-159.
“Prostitution and Female Trafficking in China: Between Phenomena and Discourse,” 1-2 China Perspectives 65-74 (2018); translated into French as “Prostitution et traite des femmes en Chine: Entre phénomènes et discours,” 1-2 Perspectives chinoises 71-80 (2018).
“Human Trafficking and China: Challenges of Domestic Criminalisation and Interpretation,” 17 Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law, 148-177 (2016).
“China’s Civil Society: Controls, Limits and Role in a ‘Harmonious Society’”, 3 China Perspectives 118-125 (2007) (with Wing Lam, Elisabeth Wickeri and Tina Tan); translated into French as “La société civile en Chine: contrôles, limites et contribution à la «société harmonieuse»“, 3 Perspectives chinoises 126-134 (2007).
Book Chapter
“The Abolition of Slavery, Constitutional Reforms, and Modernity in Late-Qing China,” in Slavery and Forced Labor in Asia, 1250-1900 (Ed. Richard B. Allen, Brill’s Studies in Global Slavery, 2021).
Podcasts & Radio
Podcast on US-Taiwan relations. January 2022. I start at 38:57 with a discussion on forced labour and human trafficking in Taiwan, and also on the situation of migrant rights and labour migration to Taiwan.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LNg69IeY8x7w71BGkBLHn
Radio New Bloom #21: Ethical Supply Chains and Labor Practices with Dr. Bonny Ling. Released: May 2022
https://newbloommag.net/2022/05/10/radio-new-bloom-21
Essays and Op-Eds
International Institute for Asian Studies at Leiden University, The Newsletter
“Combatting Human Trafficking in East Asia and Beyond”
The Newsletter 87 (October 2020) (with Isabelle Cheng).
“Photo-essay on Migrant Rights in Times of Emergency: Migrant workers in Malaysia during COVID-19”
The Newsletter 87 (October 2020) (with Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna).
Taiwan Insight, Taiwan Studies Programme, University of Nottingham, UK
“Combatting Human Trafficking during Republican China”
12 October 2021.
“Every Journey Begins with a Single Step: Taiwan’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights”
30 September 2021.
“Prosecution of a Fraudulent Labour Agency in Taichung: Insights on the Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan”
23 February 2021.
“Taiwan Must Work with Indonesia to Combat Risks of Human Trafficking for Migrant Workers”
25 November 2020.
“Taiwan, UN Membership and Human Rights Accountability: More than a Diplomatic Win”
29 September 2020.
New Bloom Magazine
“COVID Outbreak in Migrant Dormitories in Taiwan: Some Lessons from Singapore”
9 June 2021.
“Floating Hells: Forced Labor of Migrant Workers on Taiwan’s Fishing Vessels”
23 December 2020.
The News Lens International
“Civilian Executions Are Not the Only Layer of Hell,”
13 April 2022.
“The Pain of Evacuations,”
20 August 2021.
“A Watershed for Human Rights in Taiwan’s Fishery Sector,”
11 May 2021.
“Let’s Really Talk About Slavery and Cotton,”
26 April 2021.
“Prosecution of a Fraudulent Labour Agency in Taichung: Insights on the Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan,”
24 February 2021.
“The EU-China Investment Agreement Is a Missed Opportunity to Advance Business and Human Rights,”
3 February 2021.
Taipei Times
“Analysis: The test for Taiwan’s global reputation has only just begun,” 17 August 2021.
“Taiwan must protect labor migrants,”
7 November 2020.
“Why remittances are so important,”
16 June 2020.
Other
“TSMC in Japan is significant for business and human rights in Taiwan,”
CommonWealth Magazine, 23 May 2022.
“跳動著，我們的移民之心,”
A Broad And Ample Road, 17 February 2022.
“Beat, Our Migrant Hearts,”
A Broad and Ample Road, 21 November 2021.
“Analysis: How new rules aim to reduce slave labor in Asia,”
Asia Global Online, 9 May 2019.
“Guest Contribution – Modern Slavery and Its Definitional Complexity: Challenges to Mandatory Corporate Reporting,”
Ecofact Policy Outlook Report, 7 July 2018.
“China: Minority Exclusion, Marginalization and Rising Tensions,”
Minority Rights Group International (2007) (with Wing Lam and Carol Wang).
“Taiwan’s Semiconductor Production in Japan is Significant for Business and Human Rights in Taiwan,“
11 May 2022.
“Rage Against the Machinery of Climate Injustice,“
9 February 2022.
“Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz is a Beautiful Word for Business, Human Rights and Sustainability,”
16 Nov 2021.
“The Free, Prior and Informed Consent in Indigenous Peoples and Business Activities,”
11 October 2021.
“Journey Begins with a Single Step: Taiwan’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights,”
17 September 2021.
“Olympics Is Over But Test For Taiwan’s Global Reputation Has Just Begun,”
18 August 2021.
