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How accurate is the 2021 TIP report?
The 2021 influential U.S. Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report was published last week and we’re sharing our own perspective on this [...]
Our message to Congress to abolish slavery
Freedom United joins a national coalition launching the #EndTheException campaign fighting to abolish constitutional slavery and [...]
Ending slavery in the 13th Amendment
Ahead of Juneteenth, Merkley, Williams Propose Constitutional Amendment to Close Slavery Loophole in 13th Amendment Indisputably racist [...]
Migrant domestic workers demand an end to kafala system in Lebanon
“Employers literally control our freedom. Many of them are abusive with no one holding them accountable.” – Tsigereda Brihanu is a [...]
Freedom United voices concerns over Ontario’s Anti-Trafficking Bill 251
Freedom United is concerned about Bill 251, the Combating Human Trafficking Act 2021, currently being proposed in Ontario, Canada. [...]
Winning a campaign before it even begins – the power of preemptive persuasion
We have just made an impact even before our supporters had a chance to get involved! More often than not, campaigning is the only way [...]
So you’ve watched Seaspiracy — now what?
Boycotting fish may look like a simple answer, but it is too narrow a response to be an effective solution to the issues raised in the [...]
Six months after US import block against FGV, still no remediation for forced labor
For immediate release [Download as pdf for media contacts] Washington, D.C.— On March 31, 2021, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) [...]
Acting against state imposed forced labor
Freedom United’s Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James, spoke at the UN Global Compact Network U.K.’s Business & Human [...]
Joint civil society monitoring finds systemic forced labor in Turkmenistan cotton harvest
A new joint report by leading independent Turkmen human rights groups exposes systemic forced labor during the 2020 cotton harvest in [...]
EU Parliament backs corporate accountability, but law can be strengthened
On March 10, 2021, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new EU law — 504 in favor, 79 against, and 112 [...]