Armed conflict is a reality for millions of children today, and children continue to be used in combat. Target 8.7 explicitly states that the recruitment and use of child soldiers should be prohibited and eliminated by 2025. With only four years left to reach our target, and with this year being the International Year for […]

Sex workers face high levels of violence and exploitation and are a community at risk of trafficking. Despite a high focus from legislators, policymakers and funders on trafficking for sexual exploitation, sex workers and their organisations are rarely included in anti-trafficking responses. Community-led organizations are key to tackling exploitation, but far too often are lacking […]

The Korean Office for Research and Education (KORE) and the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) at York University are inviting you to talk by three scholar-activists of Butterfly and Red Canary Song. Elene Lam is the Executive Director of Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network), She has been involved in sex workers, […]

Join our panel Adult Educator Jane Williamson, The Sophie Hayes Foundation and Kalayaan to discuss how, in order for survivors of modern slavery to recover from their exploitation, they must be provided with meaningful options to develop autonomy through both work and education. This online forum follows the Access to Work Coalition's report 'Access to […]

Over a million Uyghurs and Turkic Muslims people are held in internment camps in the Uyghur region, exposed to harsh detention conditions, sexual violence, and the suppression of culture and religious practice. Gülbahar Jalilova was arbitrarily detained for sixteen months: now in exile, she’s decided to speak out on what she’s been through as a […]

The Clewer Initiative are holding an online seminar for those working with migrant communities, exploring the issue of labour exploitation and modern slavery in the fresh produce supply chain. The seminar will include information on: Labour exploitation and modern slavery in the fresh produce supply chain. How to spot the signs of exploitation. What to […]

Join us to discuss the findings from our joint research project investigating the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on modern slavery and human trafficking in Sudan. This event will launch the project report The Impacts of Covid-19 on Human Trafficking in Sudan: A Case Study of Transition. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Sudan was in the midst […]

A landmark judgment from a Dutch court recently ordered Shell to prevent future damage in the Niger Delta. A very recent lawsuit against aluminium giant Norsk Hydro for their subsidiaries' environmental disasters in Brazil, aims to go a step further and hold the parent accountable for already inflicted harm. Not long ago, lawsuits against Swedish […]