Three human rights activists in Thailand have finally been declared not guilty in a trial lasting almost four years. Their alleged [...]
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Know someone addicted to Temu? The fix supplied by forced labor
Online shopping platform Temu has perfected the art of gamifying cheap online shopping as reported by the BBC. Using everything from [...]
Modern slavery survivor’s journey ends with carrying the Olympic Torch
In what would have once been only a dream, Mohammed Zaman, a survivor of modern slavery, carried the Olympic torch during the Paris [...]
“My Job Gives Me a Future”: How Co-op Helps Trafficking Survivors
Peter (not his real name) bursts with excitement about his future. He’s planning to go on vacation with his girlfriend to Spain, [...]
Home Office to Write to 18,000 CEOs
This summer, the government announced that it would review the UK Modern Slavery Act, hailed as landmark legislation when it was passed [...]
Trafficking victims from Vietnam exploited in UK
The tragic death of 39 Vietnamese nationals in the trailer of a refrigerator lorry in Essex last year drew attention to the precarious [...]
Traffickers exploiting Bangladeshis in Libya
Traffickers are exploiting young Bangladeshi’s hopes of escaping poverty by offering them fake work placements in Libya, trapping them [...]
Trafficked and tortured, thousands forced to scam in SE Asia
The BBC recounts the findings from a UN report that details how hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are lured to [...]
From modern slavery to a normal life: Loretta’s story
What began as an invitation to work as a caregiver for four children living in the U.K. turned into what Loretta now knows as a form of [...]
Forced to fight: how job promises lead to the Russian war zone
The Russian government recently discharged dozens of Indian men who had been forcibly conscripted to fight in the war in Ukraine. Duped [...]
Why Girls are Married Off in Sub-Saharan Africa
Many girls in sub-Saharan Africa are married off before they reach the age of 18, often because their families believe it will help [...]
Victim Spent 10 Years Being “Passed Around” for Sex
Jenny (not her real name) is a victim of modern slavery who spent a decade in sexual slavery, being passed around by gangs of men who [...]
Growing calls for credit card companies to reject porn sites
With the launch of a new campaign this past week, Freedom United joins a growing coalition of organizations calling on credit card [...]
U.S. diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympic Games over Uyghur forced labor
The White House has announced that they will not be sending an official delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022. [...]
Cubans trafficked to fight for Russia in war against Ukraine
According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Russia has been operating a human trafficking ring that forcibly “recruits” Cubans to [...]
Asylum seekers face ongoing inhumanity by U.K. government
The Rwanda Bill, discriminatory GPS tagging coupled with a raft of other inhumane legislation, all underline the U.K. government’s [...]
China hits back against fashion’s crackdown on Uyghur forced labor
Many fashion brands have been making efforts to purge their supply chains of cotton picked in the Uyghur region or any element that [...]
Scotland’s Anti-slavery Day
Police and prosecutors are marking anti-slavery day by delivering a "crucial" message that there is no place for human trafficking in [...]
Bride Trafficking in Vietnam: Coping with a Daughter’s Disappearance
In remote parts of northern Vietnam, girls are disappearing — some as young as 13 years old. They are victims of bride [...]
More than 25% of Modern Slavery Hotline Calls from Car Washes
MPs are calling for hand car washes to be required to get licenses to operate in order to prevent “modern slavery in plain [...]
India’s child trafficking trade revealed
In a moving video report last week, the BBC revealed the staggering extent of India’s nationwide child trafficking network—a trade [...]
U.S. lawmakers pass Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
The U.S. is set to become the first country to ban the import of all goods made in the Xinjiang or Uyghur Region of China following the [...]
Modern slavery in the U.K. care sector
Care workers in the U.K. have been calling the national helpline for victims of modern slavery at an unprecedented rate since 2022, [...]
L’Oréal and Estée Lauder perfumes stink of exploitative child labor
Egypt produces about half of the world’s supply of jasmine, a major ingredient for the perfume industry. But a recent investigation by [...]