With permission from the survivor-led, grassroots organizers of this open letter, Freedom United is sharing the text of the letter [...]
Category: Law & Policy
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 [...]
Ending slavery in the 13th Amendment
Ahead of Juneteenth, Merkley, Williams Propose Constitutional Amendment to Close Slavery Loophole in 13th Amendment Indisputably racist [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Q&A from Freedom United’s online event ‘Taking the trafficking out of sex work’
On February 3, Freedom United hosted an online event with an expert panel of speakers exploring how to build resilience to sex [...]
Robert Kraft: A case study in caution for the anti-trafficking sector
Nearly two years ago, Robert Kraft made national media headlines. The owner of the New England Patriots had apparently been linked to a [...]
Enforcement of U.S. prohibition of forced labor palm oil imports examined
On December 15, 2020, 25 members of the oldest committee of the U.S. Congress – the House Ways and Means Committee – sent a letter to [...]
Freedom United responds to Scottish Government’s ‘Equally Safe: challenging men’s demand for prostitution’ consultation
Below are Freedom United’s responses to the consultation’s questions most relevant to our work regarding the Scottish [...]
Forced labor in Italy cannot be tackled without international law
This article by our Advocacy Officer Carlo Ladd was originally published in Italian in Affari Italiani. The world’s most important [...]
Western Australia accepts our call to action to fight against forced labor
UPDATE April 2022: Big news! Australia finally ratifies the Forced Labour Protocol. We handed in 100,000+ Freedom United petition [...]
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Calling for an end to forced labor
UPDATE April 2022: Big news! Australia finally ratifies the Forced Labour Protocol. We handed in 100,000+ Freedom United petition [...]