Afghanistan's child labor is occurring in the midst of war. Families are taking their children out of school to work in order to make [...]
Source: Voice of America
Cambodia launches campaign to end child labor in brick industry
The Cambodian government has launched an ambitious plan to end dangerous child labor in the country’s brick industry by 2020. [...]
Sex Trafficking Increases in Southeast Asia
Sex trafficking increases in Southeast Asia as more Vietnamese women are trafficked into China...
Malaysian glove makers facing charges of housing workers in conditions of modern slavery
The Malaysian government has announced it is bringing charges against one of the country’s largest rubber glove producers after labor [...]
Organ Harvesting–Large Scale in China
Organ harvesting is large scale in China. Organs from prisoners are harvested and many come from prisoners. Prisoners, including [...]
Network of baby traffickers arrested in Cameroon
Cameroon police have opened an investigation into a network of baby traffickers who allegedly bought babies with the intention of [...]
Progress Slow Against Trafficking in Africa
Progress slow in Africa. The U.S. State Department's Trafficking in Persons report said that Africa's progress against human [...]
10 years since the Domestic Workers Convention – what’s changed?
Ten years have passed since the adoption of the International Labour Organization’s Convention on Domestic Workers (C189), but new [...]
TIP Report–Thailand Must Improve
The TIP, Trafficking in Person's report, explains that while Thailand has made significant efforts to eliminate trafficking during the [...]
Talking about modern slavery on VOA’s Daybreak Africa
Forced Labor Survivors Fall Through Cracks and have Trouble Reintegrating
Men who are trafficked into forced labor can have difficulty reintegrating into their lives once they return.
Myanmar’s Downgrade Prompts Action
It is fairly clear that Myanmar should ramp up efforts to combat trafficking since the United States’ rated them as one of the world's [...]
UN human rights chief due to update on efforts to assess situation in Uyghur Region
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, will update the 49th session of the Human Rights Council on [...]
In Colombia, Who’s Most Vulnerable to Trafficking?
Colombians driven from their homes by civil war are at high risk of being trafficked, but little is known about the true scale of the [...]
Nepali Survivor Climbs Everest to Raise Trafficking Awareness
NEW DELHI — Kanchhi Maya Tamang is perhaps the first trafficking victim to climb Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. The [...]
Eritrea: Forced conscripts and draft evaders face worsening conditions
The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia is exacerbating conditions for those who have been forcibly conscripted and those who evade [...]
Labor Abuses Lead to Death of Fisherman
In the South China Sea, in disputed oceans, the murder of a fisherman from Vietnam serves as a cruel reminder of labor abuse...
Trafficking Taking a Toll in Indonesian Fishery Wars
Indonesia is moving to secure its fisheries under President Joko Widodo, an extension of the resource nationalism that has touched [...]
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire boycott chocolate industry meetings
The world’s top cocoa-producing countries are boycotting a chocolate industry conference in response to companies’ resistance to pay [...]
Tragic Consequences of Human Trafficking
There are tragic consequences of human trafficking worldwide in the midst of conflicts. Yet in spite of all the efforts to bring [...]
Thai Army General Convicted of Human Trafficking
BANGKOK – An army general, Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen, was found guilty of human trafficking at a trial on Wednesday. There were [...]
Migrant worker exploitation isn’t unique to Qatar – the U.S. has work to do
Appalling treatment of low-paid migrant workers in Qatar has been under the spotlight as the World Cup gets underway. Amid intense [...]
US Will Fight Harder to End Modern Slavery
The US will fight harder to end modern slavery. January has been designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month [...]
Cameroon Busts Regional Child Trafficking Ring
Cameroon says it has busted a major regional child trafficking ring that kidnapped children and trafficked them for sexual [...]