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To my old master: A former slave writes to his old owner and tells him to get stuffed

Wednesday March 23, 2022

This letter is reshared from Letters of Note: In 1864, after 32 long years in the service of his master, Jourdon Anderson and his wife, [...]

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Cotton pickers in Uzbekistan Speak Free

Historic end to state-imposed forced labor in Uzbekistan cotton

Thursday March 10, 2022

Today we are celebrating news that proves making a noise, signing petitions, and posting on social media does lead to change. The [...]

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Slavery belongs in the past #AmendThe13th Speak Free

What will it take to outlaw slavery in the U.S.?

Wednesday February 16, 2022

“I spent 25 years in slavery. It was traumatizing, it was painful, physically and mentally. I felt sub-human, demeaned, socially [...]

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Indigenous peoples and the anti-trafficking sector's blind spot Speak Free

Indigenous peoples and the anti-trafficking sector’s blind spot

Friday August 6, 2021

There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people around the world. Today,  indigenous peoples are counted among the [...]

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How accurate is the 2021 TIP report? Speak Free

How accurate is the 2021 TIP report?

Thursday July 8, 2021

The 2021 influential U.S. Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report was published last week and we’re sharing our own perspective on this [...]

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Migrant domestic workers demand an end to kafala system in Lebanon Speak Free

Migrant domestic workers demand an end to kafala system in Lebanon

Thursday May 20, 2021

“Employers literally control our freedom. Many of them are abusive with no one holding them accountable.” – Tsigereda Brihanu is a [...]

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Winning a campaign before it even begins – the power of preemptive persuasion

Wednesday May 12, 2021

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 [...]

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Acting against state-imposed forced labor Speak Free

Acting against state imposed forced labor at the UN Global Compact UK

Tuesday March 30, 2021

Freedom United’s Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James, spoke at the UN Global Compact Network U.K.’s Business & Human [...]

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Joint Civil Society Monitoring Finds Systemic Forced Labor in Turkmen Cotton Harvest Speak Free

Joint civil society monitoring finds systemic forced labor in Turkmenistan cotton harvest

Tuesday March 23, 2021

A new joint report by leading independent Turkmen human rights groups exposes systemic forced labor during the 2020 cotton harvest in [...]

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Freedom United event 'Taking the trafficking out of sex work' Speak Free

Q&A from Freedom United’s online event ‘Taking the trafficking out of sex work’

Friday February 12, 2021

On February 3, Freedom United hosted an online event with an expert panel of speakers exploring how to build resilience to sex [...]

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Welcoming campaigner Payzee Mahmod to the Board of Directors

Friday January 22, 2021

Freedom United is delighted to welcome Payzee to its Board of Directors, effective January 13, 2021. Payzee Mahmod is already familiar [...]

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Survey results: What our supporters want from Freedom United in 2021

Friday January 15, 2021

We can’t wait to share the results of our 2020 supporter survey! We now have a better idea of what inspires the Freedom United [...]

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