Today, on International Migrants Day, I fear that the pervasive characterization of migration as a “legitimate concern” is driving both [...]
Category: Human trafficking
Freedom United invites you to an event on how migration politics are killing people and exposing them to human trafficking
This event is now available to watch here. Freedom United is hosting an online webinar, Migration Politics that Kill: How governments [...]
MBS’s “vision” for Saudi Arabia relies on rampant abuse of foreign workers—like my father
This article was written by guest contributor, Ahmed Abdulumer, and was originally published by DAWN. Ahmed Abdulumer’s father, an [...]
The U.K. Illegal Migration Act promotes trafficking and is inhumane – full stop.
October 18th is Anti-Slavery Day, a day marked to symbolize the importance of raising awareness and the need to eradicate all forms of [...]
Freedom United welcomes Human Trafficking Search to our community
Freedom United is excited to announce that Human Trafficking Search is now part of the Freedom United family. The two organizations [...]
David Yambio: “EU policy is killing us”
Video credit: Refugees in Libya “We have been killed, we have been raped, we have been tortured, we have been extorted, and we have [...]
Europe knows what happens to us in Libya
My name is Tesfay* and I was born in Eritrea. When I finished high school, I was made to work as a soldier for the National Service and [...]
Climate inaction is undermining anti-slavery efforts
Read our joint letter to world leaders urgently calling on them to recognize the link between climate-induced migration and modern [...]
Indigenous peoples and the anti-trafficking sector’s blind spot
This blog was last updated in August 2023. There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people around the world. Today, indigenous [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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