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Rehana Begum has become the first survivor of forced labor in India to win full compensation — 180,000 Indian rupees ($2,600 USD) after a two-year legal battle. She spent three…

…means of communication. The vessel owner, Elite Way Marine Services, abandoned the crew aboard the MV Azraqmoiah after citing financial difficulties. The men, mostly from India, are owed $260,000 in…

Typhoo has become the last of Britain’s top six tea brands to join a pledge to go transparent about its suppliers in Assam, India. Following consumer pressure from Traidcraft Exchange’s…

The majority of India’s 12 million brick kiln workers are held in debt bondage, stuck at brick factories after labor contractors preyed on the poor through cash advances. Yet labor…

Should a woman who “illegally” donated her kidney be considered a victim of organ trafficking or charged for commercial organ trading? That’s the question now before a court in India….

…India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Sourcing Journal reports: The YESS Standard applies the globally recognized Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) “Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply…

…can be quite a negative presence, so obviously we’d like to see more supermarkets publish.” Thomson Reuters Foundation reports: Much of Britain’s tea comes from Assam in northeast India, where…

…common in agriculture, construction and the sex industries, with victims largely from China, Vietnam, India and Malaysia, said Copeman. Australia, which is heading to the polls in May, has taken…

…Nasima says she dreams of becoming a social worker and has taken bold steps to get the Indian state to help survivors of trafficking. Thomson Reuters Foundation reports: As she…

…come mainly from the Philippines, India and Indonesia – often choose to endure abuse, rather than flee and lose a visa, paycheck and place to live. In 2012 Britain introduced…