After decades of slavery in California, Filipina tastes freedom at 82
Nanay Fedelina was enslaved for 37 years in southern California, made to work for free for generations of a family that kept her as a domestic slave. Now 82-years-old, she…
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Nanay Fedelina was enslaved for 37 years in southern California, made to work for free for generations of a family that kept her as a domestic slave. Now 82-years-old, she…
…country of Kenya, where her life was in danger after she broke free of a violent mafia-like religious sect known as the Mungiki. Her escape plan was to purse an…
As activists in the U.K. prepare for a post-lockdown spike in child marriage, one women’s rights organization has sounded the alarm about local authorities’ ability to react—pointing out that over…
…conditions for five years. Family involvement in the child trafficking trade is sadly not uncommon. “They took me after speaking to my paternal uncle. We were living in complete poverty….
…witness testimonies from over 90 survivors and service providers across the world, reveals the ways in which the pandemic is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities and traumas. Many refugee victims of trafficking…
…in India, but anti-slavery organization Walk Free estimates the real number is closer to eight million. India’s government has made progress on the issue in recent decades, and has committed…
…healthcare, housing, and other government protections is a positive and crucial move towards ensuring their safety and freedom during the pandemic. Read Freedom United’s new call to action on the…
With the launch of a new campaign this past week, Freedom United joins a growing coalition of organizations calling on credit card companies to cut ties with pornographic sites such…
…restrictions are likely to further squeeze wages and labour just when we need to jump on momentum for people to be put before profit. [1]https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—dgreports/—dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_575479.pdf [2]https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/12/vulnerable-prisoners-exploited-to-make-coronavirus-masks-and-hand-gel [3]https://www.freedomunited.org/news/new-york-makes-own-hand-saniziter-to-fight-coronavirus-using-prison-labor/ [4]https://www.ft.com/content/60f9e2ec-dd39-31cc-86d9-1adaa4dde1f8 [5]https://www.freedomunited.org/news/apple-nike-linked-to-forced-labor-of-uighurs/ [6]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/20/tomatoes-italy-mafia-migrant-labour-modern-slavery…
…human trafficking laws, which prohibit advertising people online. Officials said an investigation was now underway. Lebanon’s Ministry of Labor released a statement warning that those who advertise domestic workers online…
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