COVID-19 Archives - FreedomUnited.org

Hong Kong

July 30, 2020 COVID-19 hurts Hong Kong’s trafficking survivors, domestic workers

Strawberries

July 24, 2020 Exploited strawberry pickers in Spain face “humanitarian crisis”

Tomato farm

July 16, 2020 Amnesty scheme fails to adequately protect migrant workers in Italy

Camel

June 12, 2020 In Ethiopia, charity fights forced labor with camels

Beirut high-rise buildings

May 28, 2020 First economic crisis, now lockdown: the plight of Lebanon’s migrant workers

man in field

May 21, 2020 Refugee victims of modern slavery struggling to cope during pandemic

Migrant family crossing road

May 21, 2020 Human traffickers stand to benefit from closed borders, warns new U.N. rappor...

girl walking

May 21, 2020 Lack of record-keeping puts girls in U.K. at risk of forced marriage

Tomato plant

May 15, 2020 Italian government announces amnesty for undocumented migrants

person in street

May 6, 2020 Bleak outlook for informal workers in India post-lockdown

hotel hallway

May 6, 2020 As U.K. plans to ease lockdown, anti-slavery chief warns of hotel trafficking...

window

May 1, 2020 Lockdowns becoming a nightmare for domestic workers worldwide

garment factory 970x500

May 1, 2020 Asian garment workers bear the brunt of declining clothing sales

california farm

May 1, 2020 Concerns for migrant workers in U.S. farms and meat plants as COVID-19 spreads

waste disposal

April 30, 2020 Pandemic poses great risks to India’s most marginalized

April 24, 2020 Migrant domestic workers in UK need stronger protections during pandemic

April 22, 2020 Migrant hotel workers in UAE face uncertain future amid pandemic

April 17, 2020 As we recognize health workers as heroes, we cannot forget those who make the...

April 16, 2020 Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers need stronger protection during pandemic

April 15, 2020 Critical risk of debt bondage for India’s informal workers amid coronavirus l...

detention center

April 10, 2020 Further warnings of grave coronavirus threat to migrants in Libya

Medical assistance

April 9, 2020 U.N. calls for healthcare for all migrants, trafficking victims during corona...

April 7, 2020 ICE detainees fail to refuse working despite a lack of basic coronavirus prot...

April 3, 2020 Coronavirus leaves informal domestic workers at risk of exploitation

April 3, 2020 Coronavirus lockdown threatens recovery for survivors in Bangladesh

window

April 2, 2020 The impact of coronavirus on child victims of trafficking

March 27, 2020 Medical glove shortage sees US lift ban on company accused of forced labor

March 26, 2020 UK’s modern slavery victims could be dealt double blow by COVID-19 pandemic

March 26, 2020 Refugees subjected to forced labor in Libya now threatened by coronavirus

March 11, 2020 New York makes own hand sanitizer to fight coronavirus — using prison labor