The U.K.’s interior ministry has come under fire yet again this week for speeding up the deportation process of Vietnamese nationals [...]
Source: The Guardian
Trafficking survivors in the U.K. entitled to claim axed financial support, court rules
The U.K. government cut financial support for trafficking survivors who had claimed asylum and were being housed in hotels in July [...]
FIFA must compensate workers behind the 2022 World Cup
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Football Supporters Europe, and the Building and Wood Workers’ International union, [...]
The bid to close the U.S. ‘slavery loophole’
Johnny Perez was made to work under threat of punishment, sewing underwear, pillowcases and sheets. He earned between $0.17 and $0.36 [...]
Girls in Afghanistan forced out of school and into marriage
In Afghanistan, girls are being forced out of school and into marriages to ease their families’ financial burdens. Under the [...]
Migrant workers jailed in Qatar over demands for owed wages
Five months on from the World Cup final, migrant workers continue to report exploitative labor practices and mistreatment at the hands [...]
Relaxed visas, rising exploitation: Modern slavery in U.K. social care
Modern slavery and exploitation are escalating within the social care sector in the U.K. following the relaxation of immigration rules [...]
California’s battle to end forced prison labor faces a crucial vote
For nearly 150 years, forced labor has remained legal in California’s prisons under a constitutional exception. This November, voters [...]
Jail for Traffickers in Fishing Industry
Jail time was given to five Thai boat captains and three others in connection with human slavery in Indonesia...
Underage Marriage and Child Labor–Let’s All Fight Against It
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Human Trafficking Ringleader Arrested
According to the Guardian, a 50-year-old woman who is suspected of trafficking young women from Nigeria to Europe for sexual [...]
Nepali World Cup Workers ‘Systematically Exploited’
Amnesty International says that Nepali migrant workers constructing venues for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are being [...]
‘Catastrophic Failure’: Trafficked Boy Sues Gov’t after Sexual Assault
The UK government is being accused of “catastrophic failure” after admitting that a trafficked Vietnamese boy was sexually [...]
US Sex Traffickers Target Incarcerated Women, Posting Their Bail
Women in jails across the United States are being targeted and groomed by pimps who force them into sex work upon their release [...]
Eritrean Conscripts Wait in Vain for Freedom
When Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace deal in July after a 20 year standoff, many hoped it would signal reforms in Eritrea. Citizens [...]
The Terrifying Ordinariness of Where Slavery Happens
A new book from photographer Amy Romer is revealing a startling truth: modern slavery happens in places where you wouldn’t [...]
Ireland, ITF Reach Deal to Protect Migrant Fishermen from Slavery
Ireland has announced a major overhaul of migrant seafarers’ rights after the government came under intense international [...]
Essex trailer deaths spotlight trafficking of young Vietnamese to UK
As police continue their investigation into the deaths of 39 people in the back of a trailer truck, Vietnamese families fear their [...]
Human trafficking cases in Thailand reach all-time high
Authorities in Thailand rescued a total of 1,807 victims of human trafficking in 2019, a huge spike from 2018’s 622—and nearly double [...]
Lack of record-keeping puts girls in U.K. at risk of forced marriage
As activists in the U.K. prepare for a post-lockdown spike in child marriage, one women’s rights organization has sounded the alarm [...]
U.K. police ordered to compensate child slavery victim who was wrongly detained
The U.K.’s Metropolitan police has been ordered to pay £15,500 in compensation to a trafficking victim who was arrested and placed in [...]
Why are indigenous communities in North America overrepresented in trafficking statistics?
Would you like us to share more content related to indigenous communities around the world? Let us know in the comments! Indigenous [...]
North Carolina close to raising minimum marriage age from 14 to 16
The Southeastern American state of North Carolina is unfortunately a marriage destination for an alarming number of persons from around [...]
Do the Olympics lend legitimacy to China’s persecution of the Uyghurs?
Almas Nizamidin, who was given asylum in Australia for being persecuted in China, is calling for a total boycott of the Beijing Winter [...]