We have found 478 results meeting your search criteria.
Filters
The Beijing Winter Olympics is one week away but instead of a buildup of celebratory anticipation, those who are not on the protest line seem not so much excited as grimly determined to get through the Games unscathed. Athletes, governments, and sponsors and even the International Olympics Committee (IOC) are proceeding cautiously, keeping their heads […]
At this time of year, many of our supporters find themselves in a tight spot trying to celebrate the season whilst not contributing to forced labor systems. It’s quite a task because the truth is that the products of modern slavery are all around us. That’s why we created this a first-of-its kind interactive modern […]
American tire giant Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is once again in the hot seat for labor abuse allegations. This time, the stakes are much higher for the company as their Malaysian factory is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Previous charges Earlier this year, Goodyear had been taken to court by […]
On Saturday, October 2, protests simultaneously broke out in New York and Paris at Zara and Apple stores. Though organized separately by different groups, both shared a common goal: to raise a voice against Uyghur forced labor. While persons were demonstrating in front of Zara’s flagship store at the Champs-Elysees in Paris, a group of […]
Kashmir makes international headlines for being a conflict zone lying between India and Pakistan. Less reported is that the Kashmiri capital of Srinagar has become a hub for modern slavery. In Srinagar, domestic worker placement agencies enjoy little oversight while domestic workers lack legal protection. This combination puts young people, including minors, with little employment […]
The climate crisis is causing severe droughts, megafires, and floods across the world, forcing rural workers to migrate to urban centers to find new employment and income. Yet strict immigration policies and the lack of labor rights are increasingly put these workers at risk of trafficking, debt bondage, and sexual exploitation. According to a new […]
Want to end child labor in the world? Build social protection nets for the most vulnerable in low-income countries, especially women and children. At least, this is the call from Nobel peace laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. Speaking at an online event with other child rights advocates, there was a resounding agreement for […]
According to India’s last census in 2011, there were over 10 million child laborers in country. Not only is it likely that the number has risen since then but, given the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian children are more vulnerable than ever to labor trafficking. Indian authorities have reported an increase in children rescued from child labor […]
Read our joint letter to world leaders urgently calling on them to recognize the link between climate-induced migration and modern slavery – and take action to mitigate risks. The report heard around the world The world has been united in horror following the “code red for humanity” declared in the new report by the Intergovernmental […]
This blog was last updated in August 2023. There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people around the world. Today, indigenous peoples are counted among the populations made most vulnerable to human trafficking. Indigenous communities are usually overlooked when it comes to institutional reporting and data collection on forced labor and trafficking due to problematic definitions of trafficking coupled with the […]
Modern slavery exists in every country across the world. It thrives on silence. Subscribe to our newsletter and help end it.
