Events for October 2022 – FreedomUnited.org

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Shining a Light on Child Labor and Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains

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Seminar on migrants’ rights and international crimes

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Protection of Asian Migrants in Europe

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One for all and all for one: calling for a CSDDD that includes the financial sector

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Madrid Protest: Stop the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding

Berlin Protest: Stop the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding

Brussels Protest: Stop the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding

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My Voice, My Story – Migrant Women’s Conference

Anti- Slavery Day: Ending the slavery of migrant domestic workers

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Child Sex Trafficking: NCMEC Data, Response & Resources

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Ending slavery through boycotts: right or wrong?

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Tech Against Trafficking Summit

Tech Against Trafficking is bringing together stakeholders from across sectors to expand opportunities for collaboration and accelerate the impact of innovative technology solutions addressing human trafficking. The two-day summit will focus on three key themes: The state of the field: We will take a look under the hood at how technology is currently being used […]

Tech Against Trafficking Summit

Tech Against Trafficking is bringing together stakeholders from across sectors to expand opportunities for collaboration and accelerate the impact of innovative technology solutions addressing human trafficking. The two-day summit will focus on three key themes: The state of the field: We will take a look under the hood at how technology is currently being used […]

Shining a Light on Child Labor and Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains

Around the globe, investigative journalists have helped to shine a light on the millions of people trapped in child labor and forced labor, abuses often hidden in the supply chains of big brands and consumer products. The U.S. Department of Labor is launching their annual flagship reports on child labor and forced labor and explore […]

Seminar on migrants’ rights and international crimes

"StraLi, UpRights and the Faculty of Law of the University of Bologna will host a seminar on 'Migrants' rights and international crimes. New perspectives and challenges for international and domestic jurisdiction'. Together with journalists, researchers, civil society’s representatives, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges, we will discuss pivotal issues at the intersection of migrations and criminal law, […]

Protection of Asian Migrants in Europe

"Asian migrants are increasingly recruited to work in Europe. Recent research by La Strada International and GAATW shows that many Asian migrant workers end up in low-paid jobs in Europe, where they are not properly protected against serious forms of exploitation, and risk to fall prey to human trafficking or forced labour. Questions to be […]

One for all and all for one: calling for a CSDDD that includes the financial sector

"During the webinar, the panel will focus on the role of the financial sector in effective human rights and environmental due diligence, and discuss possibilities to better integrate financial institutions within the scope and obligations of the proposed legislative framework. The webinar will be hosted by Fair Finance International and partner organization Südwind." Speakers Moderator: […]

Madrid Protest: Stop the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding

Note: The Madrid protest will take the form of a sit-in in front of the Italian Embassy (Calle de Lagasca, 98). “Refugees in Libya started their protests over 300 days ago in October 2021 – still the conditions for refugees in Libya remain the same. They are exposed to structural violence, arbitrary detention in inhumane […]

Berlin Protest: Stop the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding

Note: The Berlin protest will begin at the E.U. Commission's Representation in Germany (Unter den Linden 78) and will march to the Italian Embassy (Hiroshimastraße 1). "Refugees in Libya started their protests over 300 days ago in October 2021 - still the conditions for refugees in Libya remain the same. They are exposed to structural […]

Brussels Protest: Stop the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding

"🔸 FRANÇAIS 🔸 15/10 Stop à l'accord Italie-Libye, une honte pour toute l’UE Rejoignez-nous pour une action contre le renouvellement de l’accord qui, depuis 2017, permet à l’Union européenne de déléguer au gouvernement de Libye la “protection des frontières européennes", en alimentant le chaos dans un pays où les autorités, les milices et les trafiquants […]

My Voice, My Story – Migrant Women’s Conference

"Join us as we celebrate and reflect on our 35th anniversary and look towards the future. The day will feature a range of speakers, including women with lived experience of the criminal justice and immigration system. Various workshops will take place throughout the day, and attendees will have the opportunity to participate in two workshops. […]

Anti- Slavery Day: Ending the slavery of migrant domestic workers

"To commemorate the anti-slavery week, we are inviting you to a roundtable discussion hosted by Jess Phillips MP, to discuss what must be done to end modern slavery of migrant domestic workers. Domestic workers can face systematic labour exploitation and a heightened risk of human trafficking. Service providers report the scales of abuse experienced. A […]

Child Sex Trafficking: NCMEC Data, Response & Resources

"In 2021, the NCMEC responded to over 17,000 cases of child sex trafficking related to both missing and non-missing children. These growing number of reports have not only led to NCMEC providing analytical and victim services support to individual cases but have also provided a tremendous amount of data and information about this often hard […]

Ending slavery through boycotts: right or wrong?

From fashion to food, workers are subjected to forced labor in the production of our everyday items. So, what can we do about it? As individuals, changing our shopping choices, even stopping buying certain products altogether can feel like the most effective response. Governments might choose to implement import bans to prevent products tainted with […]