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A new UN report has concluded that Russia has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human trafficking during its invasion of Ukraine—including the trafficking of men from 29 countries to fight on the frontlines. Men from vulnerable communities trafficked to fight The UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found that Russian authorities […]
Advocacy Assistant *Recruitment on hold* due to overwhelming interest, whilst we process existing applications. Recruitment will be reopened if not filled. Freedom United educates and empowers people on the realities of modern slavery. Through our platform, we provide a place to unite and create systemic change to build resilience against extreme exploitation. The Advocacy Assistant […]
A new government report shows that an average of 24 children under the age of 18 died at work in the United States every year between 2013 and 2023. The report also found that for more than half of those deaths, key data on cause of death and industry was missing. As enforcement weakens and […]
Across Southeast Asia, online scam trafficking forces people into guarded compounds where criminal networks make them run scams against strangers. Traffickers lure people with promises of legitimate jobs, then confiscate their passports and force them to work. How online scam trafficking traps people “Pig-butchering” is a common long-con investment scam where criminals build trust with […]
Migrant agricultural workers in Sicily have taken matters into their own hands by forming Dokulaa, a self-managed farming cooperative. The initiative aims to help workers escape caporalato, an abusive system of labor recruitment that remains widespread in the region’s agricultural sector—and considered a form of modern slavery. ‘No Italian would agree to work in these […]
The UN has dedicated a day to ending child marriage, as global bans spread.
Forced labor import bans Governments vary widely in their legal frameworks, enforcement capacity, and ability to keep goods made with forced labor out of their markets. In recent years, governments have increasingly turned to import bans as a trade-based enforcement tool to tackle forced labor. Since March 2026, the threat of US tariffs tied to […]
Over the last several months, a hundred-year-old legal concept has taken hold of governments like a fever seemingly overnight—forced labor import prohibitions. Forced labor import prohibitions are a trade law mechanism that allow governments to bar the entry of goods deemed to be made with forced labor. The US has had such a prohibition since […]
Exposing the Hidden Victims of COVID-19 I. Introduction Exposing the Hidden Victims of COVID-19 Demanding better protection for victims and communities vulnerable to modern slavery May 2020 We draw on assessment and analysis of news, publications, and other newly released literature and, in particular, on recommendations and statements published by our partner organizations. The impact of […]
The relevance of historical slavery today I. Connecting the dots between historical slavery and modern slavery Mention the word slavery and you are likely to arouse images of black Africans in chains, transported across the ocean to the Americas during the Transatlantic Slave Trade centuries ago. Or perhaps you will conjure up the legacy of […]
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