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E.U. Due Diligence: We’re running out of time, but this could be a game changer

Wednesday November 30, 2022

Photo credit: Philip Reynaers / Photonews / Justice is Everybody’s Business European leaders are deciding on game-changing rules to [...]

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Open Letter to CBP on Trade Data Transparency

Friday October 21, 2022

This week, the news broke that a group of major U.S. businesses, including Walmart, General Motors and Intel, as part of the Commercial [...]

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EU: Tip the scales to put people and the planet before profits

Tuesday September 6, 2022

Image credit: Philip Reynaers / Photonews / Justice is Everybody’s Business Time is up for companies profiting from modern slavery and [...]

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A non-carceral approach to trafficking: Unpacking California’s Safer Streets for All Act

Tuesday August 23, 2022

By Jamison Liang, Freedom United and Leigh LaChapelle, Cast The Safer Streets for All Act was signed into law on July 1, 2022 and will [...]

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Joint Letter to President Biden Re: Thailand’s Abusive Draft Law on Not-For-Profit Organizations

Thursday May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The White House Washington, DC Re: Thailand’s abusive draft law on not-for-profit [...]

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FAQ: The UK Business, Human Rights, and Environment Act

Wednesday April 20, 2022

Ready for ethical supply chains free from modern slavery, human rights abuses, and environmental harm? So are we. Freedom United and [...]

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Palihapitiya and the IOC: Not caring and neutrality in the face of injustice

Friday January 28, 2022

The Beijing Winter Olympics is one week away but instead of a buildup of celebratory anticipation, those who are not on the protest [...]

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Freedom United responds to Australia’s Draft Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations) Determination

Thursday November 11, 2021

Freedom United is concerned about Australia’s Draft Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations). Below is our submission to [...]

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Sign on: Survivors voices inclusivity letter

Tuesday October 26, 2021

With permission from the survivor-led, grassroots organizers of this open letter, Freedom United is sharing the text of the letter [...]

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Climate inaction is undermining anti-slavery efforts

Friday August 20, 2021

Read our joint letter to world leaders urgently calling on them to recognize the link between climate-induced migration and modern [...]

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Ending slavery in the 13th Amendment

Tuesday June 22, 2021

Ahead of Juneteenth, Merkley, Williams Propose Constitutional Amendment to Close Slavery Loophole in 13th Amendment Indisputably racist [...]

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Freedom United voices concerns over Ontario’s Anti-Trafficking Bill 251

Thursday May 13, 2021

Freedom United is concerned about Bill 251, the Combating Human Trafficking Act 2021, currently being proposed in Ontario, Canada. [...]

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