Freedom United partner organization, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), has disappointingly lost the legal challenge it brought against [...]
Source: The Guardian
Refugee Ban Bill “morally unacceptable”
As the harmful Refugee Ban Bill progressed to the debate stage in the U.K.’s House of Lords this week, the archbishop of Canterbury [...]
NHS suppliers at “high risk” of modern slavery use
A review conducted by the U.K. Department of Health and Social Care found that over 20% of the 1,361 suppliers to the National Health [...]
The deadly effect of summer heat on migrant workers in Italy
It’s not surprising that we’re reporting on yet another form of labor exploitation in the city of Latina, Italy. Dalvir Singh, a [...]
Migrant Abuse is a Primary Business Risk
Migrant abuse is a primary risk for businesses. However, a recent report indicates that companies may actually be unaware how their [...]
ICT Companies That Must Do More
ICT companies like Canon, Hitachi, Samsung are vulnerable to slavery in their supply chains. But a new report says many must do more to [...]
Retail Chain and Habitat Pull Line Due to Slavery Concerns
The Guardian, in a recent article, explained that a line of granite worktops have been pulled by John Lewis and Habitat due to concerns [...]
Inquiry: Australia Needs Anti-Slavery Watchdog
This week, an inquiry into modern slavery in Australia issued its final report, “Hidden in Plain Sight,” which outlines how [...]
Indonesian Woman ‘Kept as Virtual Slave’ in Brighton Returns Home
An Indonesian who was enslaved by a family in Brighton for nearly two decades has finally been able to return to Indonesia after being [...]
British Nurse Convicted Under UK Modern Slavery Act
A British nurse has been convicted under the UK Modern Slavery Act for trafficking five Nigerian women to Germany for forced sex work. [...]
Amnesty Slams Qatar for Failed Reforms
A new report from Amnesty International criticizes Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup, for continuing to exploit migrant workers [...]
Will Italy Deport Nigerian Sex Trafficking Victims?
Sicilian authorities have made arrests in a sex trafficking ring that saw at least 15 Nigerian girls forced into sex work in Italy. The [...]
Detained Migrants, Refugees in Libya Forced to Back Militias
“Tonight nobody will sleep because of fear,” said a refugee locked inside a migrant detention centre in southern Tripoli. “We can hear [...]
Qatar set to abolish ‘kafala’ system in January before 2022 World Cup
In a major development, Qatar is set to finally abolish its notorious “kafala” system in January according to an [...]
Fruit farm trafficker sentenced to 20 years
Romanian citizen Lucian Milea, 41, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for human trafficking by an Italian court. Milea ran a [...]
Young mothers in Nigeria pushed by human traffickers to sell babies
Nigeria’s national anti-trafficking agency has warned that young Nigerian women are being targeted by human traffickers who pressure [...]
Majority of foreign-born child victims of trafficking in the U.K. face threat of deportation
Data released last weekend on the U.K.’s Anti-Slavery Day has revealed that of almost 4700 confirmed foreign victims of trafficking [...]
Freedom United community powers open letter urging U.K. to ban child marriage
Campaigners and charities in the U.K. have signed an open letter urging the government to criminalize child marriage and remove a legal [...]
As disposable glove costs skyrocket, so do risks of forced labor
Before the pandemic, a two-year contract for the supply of gloves for the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) cost about £300m [...]
Millions of children in orphanages at risk of exploitation & trafficking
A new report has exposed how institution-related child trafficking around the world persists. An estimated 5.4 million children are [...]
Workforce shift could worsen exploitation on Australian farms
An overhaul of the Australian visa system is leading to major changes in the country’s agricultural workforce. With a steady decline of [...]
50 million reportedly in modern slavery
This week the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Walk Free released their [...]
Charities flag risk of re-trafficking for survivors in the U.K.
Charities contracted by the U.K. government to provide support to potential victims of modern slavery have warned that the system [...]
Alarming rise in modern slavery reports in U.K. care sector
New data reveals the number of potential modern slavery victims in the U.K. care sector reached a record high last year with an [...]