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World Cup stadium construction

November 27, 2020 Qatar urged to follow through with its labor reforms

Open passport visas

November 27, 2020 U.K. ministers urged to change policy that facilitates exploitation of overse...

Saudi Kafala labor reforms met with skepticism

November 13, 2020 Saudi Arabia kafala labor reforms met with skepticism

Progress stalls on sex workers’ rights in India

November 13, 2020 Progress stalls on sex workers’ rights in India

Fashion brands testify in UK Parliament on links to forced labor of Uyghurs

November 5, 2020 Apparel brands testify in U.K. parliament on their links to forced labor in U...

Lift the Ban protest

October 30, 2020 Freedom United and Lift the Ban partners deliver petition to U.K. government

UK Passport

October 23, 2020 Survivors of modern slavery in the U.K. endangered by immigration policies

man 970x500

October 16, 2020 Focus on U.K.’s “pitiful” support for survivors ahead of Anti-Slavery Day

Migrant boat

October 16, 2020 Asylum seekers in the U.K. only receive legal support days before deportation

Payzee Mahmod - Ray Wells / Sunday Times

October 9, 2020 Payzee Mahmod continues fight to end child marriage in U.K. and warns of pand...

U.K. parliament

October 8, 2020 Protect victims of modern slavery as free movement ends, U.K. government urged

Begging cup

September 25, 2020 By evicting renters, the U.K. risks increasing human trafficking

Bulldozer

September 24, 2020 Eritrea forced labor lawsuit withdrawn as E.U. promises no more roads

U.S. Capitol

September 24, 2020 U.S. moves toward action on Uyghur forced labor with overwhelming support for...

Domestic work

September 17, 2020 New work contract makes progress against kafala in Lebanon, but more action n...

Cotton bud

September 11, 2020 U.S. prepares to block cotton imports from Uyghur Region

Clothes rack

September 2, 2020 Freedom United signs petition urging U.S. to ban goods made with forced Uyghu...

five pounds

August 31, 2020 UK Home Office U-turns after slashing support for trafficking survivors

construction

August 30, 2020 Promising Qatar reforms strike at kafala system

Mother with baby in tropics

August 27, 2020 U.S. government takes action on fraudulent child adoption in Uganda

Stadium construction

August 27, 2020 Little improvement to World Cup working conditions in Qatar

Shipping port

August 21, 2020 U.S. food company fined for importing goods made with forced labor in China

Cotton field

August 21, 2020 New deal for Uzbek cotton

Woman looking out of window

August 7, 2020 Support for U.K. trafficking victims allegedly cut during pandemic

Child laborer

August 7, 2020 Treaty against child labor becomes first ever to achieve universal ratificati...

Urumqi, XUAR

August 6, 2020 New U.S. sanctions target Chinese paramilitary group in Uyghur Region

Lift The Ban meeting 970x500

July 31, 2020 Lift The Ban: U.K. government could raise £98 million per year

UK street scene

July 29, 2020 U.K. anti-slavery chief calls for stricter business regulation

Israel agriculture

July 24, 2020 New Israel-Thailand labor deal raises fears of migrant exploitation

Strawberries

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

Man silhouette

July 24, 2020 Security watchdog calls for reinforced criminal justice to prevent traffickin...

Medical gloves

July 17, 2020 Top Glove becomes latest rubber glove company blocked for forced labor

Vietnamese flag

July 17, 2020 Vietnam seeks to secure E.U. trade deal by welcoming scrutiny of its prisons

Tomato farm

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

Shipping containers

July 9, 2020 Hair products from XUAR seized on suspicion of forced labor by U.S. officials

mother and daughter

July 3, 2020 Victims of trafficking with children win case for more support in the U.K.

Man walking with bike

July 3, 2020 The warning signs in this year’s Trafficking in Persons report

Construction workers

July 3, 2020 Pandemic could be opportunity to improve plight of migrant workers in Middle ...

Cotton field

July 3, 2020 With Brexit, U.K. has key opportunity to take a stand on Uzbek cotton

Woman from back

June 25, 2020 U.K. failing to support thousands of potential trafficking victims

Libya desert

June 25, 2020 Migrant worker murders in Libya lead to arrests in Bangladesh

justice

June 20, 2020 NAACP sues Arizona over prison slavery

UK high street during lockdown

June 18, 2020 U.K. trafficking victims on “cliff edge” as government cuts support during pa...

Australian flag

June 18, 2020 Australia’s anti-slavery efforts risk being derailed by business interests

São paulo construction

June 18, 2020 Brazilian anti-slavery blacklist fails to prevent firms winning state contracts

US capitol close-up

June 12, 2020 Uyghur activist urges U.S. to go beyond newly passed bill

UAE construction workers

June 11, 2020 Anti-kafala activists join global protests against racial injustice

London street

June 11, 2020 Former U.K. minister: current immigration policy exacerbates modern slavery

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