A new report out of the UK has uncovered a massive government failing: the Home Office locked up 507 victims of human trafficking in [...]
Source: The Guardian
Exploitation of frail Indigenous artists is modern-day slavery
Unscrupulous art dealers in Australia are exploiting frail Indigenous artists by trapping them in debt bondage according to the [...]
Debt bondage and child labor thrive in Pakistan’s coal mines
Pakistan’s coal mines in Balochistan province are home to one of the world’s most hazardous and exploitative work environments. Modern [...]
Vietnam seeks to secure E.U. trade deal by welcoming scrutiny of its prisons
In an effort to repair its poor international human rights reputation, Vietnam is welcoming international journalists and officials to [...]
E.U. moves to hold companies accountable for human rights and environmental abuses
An overwhelming majority of MEPs this week voted to progress with proposed legislation that will require companies to conduct due [...]
Supermarket giant admits to forced labor in its supply chain
A new report by the NGOs Somo and Arisa investigating 29 spinning mills in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has found several [...]
Climate crisis puts ‘millions at risk of trafficking and slavery’
The climate crisis is causing severe droughts, megafires, and floods across the world, forcing rural workers to migrate to urban [...]
Portugal: How foreign berry pickers become trapped in exploitative jobs
Sagar picks berries for 16 hours a day in over 100℉ heat for less than the legal minimum wage on a farm in Odemira, a rural region of [...]
People incarcerated in the US produce $11 billion worth of goods a year but can’t afford a bar of soap
Passed by the U.S. Congress on January 31, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery. But, due to an exception [...]
Has the World Cup led to lasting improvements for migrant workers in Qatar?
In three weeks the World Cup begins in Qatar, the world’s largest sporting event that has been mired in controversy surrounding the [...]
Freedom United & 350+ organizations demand end to loophole that allows domestic servitude
This week, Freedom United joined over 350 organizations in the U.K. demanding the government close a legal loophole that leaves the [...]
Family of former UK Prime Minister make historic apology for slavery
As Guyana commemorates the 200th anniversary of a rebellion by enslaved people that historians say paved the way for abolition, the [...]
European cocaine gangs using forced labor to exploit children
A recent investigation by The Guardian found the continent’s £10bn appetite for cocaine has led to forced child labor on an equally [...]
Exploitation as usual for migrant caregivers in the U.K.
A new report uncovered that although found in violation of labor laws, almost 200 U.K. care providers still had their license to [...]
Delhi Children Create their own Newspaper
Delhi children now have a newspaper of their own.“We get pushed around and treated like garbage, because there is no one to speak for [...]
India Currency Note Ban Marks Drop in Sex Trafficking
India currency note ban is causing a drop in sex trafficking.
Brazil Backtracks on Anti-Slavery Policies
The government of Brazil is being criticized after the Ministry of Labor abruptly redefined what it considers to be “slave-like [...]
Home Office Under Fire for Deporting Trafficked Vietnamese Orphan
The UK Home Office has come under intense fire after its decision to send a child victim of human trafficking back to Vietnam, where he [...]
Thousands of Hotline Calls Reveal Extent of Forced Marriage in UK
Police received more than 3,500 reports of forced marriage between 2014 and 2016. One charity running a national hotline [...]
Unseen, BT Set to Launch Modern Slavery Reporting App
Unseen, the nonprofit behind the UK’s modern slavery hotline, is preparing to launch a new app that both teaches users on [...]
UK Served £1m Bill for Shortchanging Victims
A high court judge has ruled the the UK Home Office unlawfully slashed aid for victims of trafficking. The ruling has tremendous [...]
Europe Passing the Buck on Abused Vietnamese Kids
Vietnamese children who are trafficked from Vietnam to the UK are being abused as they transit through Europe. And according to a new [...]
The Young Girls Enslaved in Bangladesh’s Brothels
Thousands of underage girls have been sold by traffickers into brothels in Bangladesh according to new reporting from The Guardian. [...]
Big business pushes to abandon New South Wales anti-slavery act
It’s the strongest anti-slavery legislation in the world, and the first state law that would mandate penalties for companies that [...]