Freedom United is concerned about Australia’s Draft Online Safety (Basic Online Safety Expectations). Below is our submission to [...]
Category: Other slavery
Indigenous peoples and the anti-trafficking sector’s blind spot
This blog was updated in August 2022. There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people around the world. Today, indigenous peoples [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
Calling on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to divest from prison slavery
Are you an HBCU student, alumni, or staff member looking to take action? Add your name below to call on your university to divest from [...]
Calling on Universities to divest from prison slavery
You probably know that the United States did not abolish slavery with the 13th Amendment. Involuntary servitude remains legal as [...]
INTERVIEW: Why does Freedom United use the term ‘modern slavery’?
This interview with Freedom United’s Executive Director, Joanna Ewart James, was originally published in openDemocracy. Joanna [...]
Urging investors to call on P&G to act on tainted palm oil
Yesterday, investors in global consumer goods company Proctor and Gamble (P&G) received a brief in which Freedom United highlights [...]
US Customs and Border Protection bans palm oil imports
On September 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a ban on palm oil imported from FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) — one of [...]
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 [...]