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Child labor violations in the United States have risen sharply over the past decade, even as lawmakers in several states move to weaken protections for young workers. According to federal data, violations increased fivefold—from 1,012 cases in 2015 to 5,272 in 2025. Hazardous work violations have also more than doubled. Investigations reveal the scale—and severity—of […]
On a sweltering evening in Rajasthan, 14-year-old Nisha Vaishnav was at football practice when five adult strangers began taking photos of her. They weren’t tourists. They were scouting brides. The group wanted a wife for their son. “My mother asked me to touch their feet as a mark of respect,” Nisha says. “I refused.” Child […]
Hatred and cruelty are increasingly being spewed towards migrants in the UK, but the truth is, the country cannot function without them. More than one in five NHS staff are migrants. The same is true across social care. And in London, migrants make up nearly half the workforce. Yet instead of being valued, migrant care […]
Most people think slavery is a practice that ended with abolition laws. Yet, as Jasmin Gallardo shares, abolition laws focused on ending legal ownership, not on dismantling the economic structures that depended on exploitation. That gap created space for forced labor to reemerge in forms that were technically legal, harder to see, and easier to […]
The global garment manufacturing workforce is 60-80% women. Thus, labor rights protections in the sector, or the lack of them, are intrinsically gender-based. Hence, when states and companies suppress labor rights it means women are being disproportionately affected. That’s why when we talk about preventing modern slavery in the garment and fashion industry, it is […]
Recently the Myanmar military raided KK Park, one of the most well-known scam compounds at the Thai border. Sadly, only one of many. Troops demolished some of the structures that make up the huge compound and the government declared it closed. But the leaders fled and disappeared into the jungle along with approx. 1,500 laborers. […]
After over 50 years the labor sponsorship program known as the Kafala system is being dismantled by the Saudi Arabian government. Deeply criticized by rights organizations, the Kafala system has become synonymous with labor exploitation and modern slavery conditions. The changes are poised to impact approximately 13 million migrant workers, mostly from South and Southeast […]
In the lead up to The International Day of the Girl Child, the United Nations Association of New York (UNA-NY), in partnership with Freedom United, hosted the screening of a film focused on forced child marriage. The event shed light on the complexities of this global issue and highlighted the gender-based violence often linked to […]
Amid growing concerns about the number of Kenyans being lured into modern slavery by false promises of a good job overseas, a recent intelligence-led raid by local law enforcement led to arrests and liberation. Awaiting processing to Russia… At a residential apartment on the outskirts of Nairobi a total of 22 Kenyans were found in […]
Kenyans, Ugandans, and Ethiopians are being lured into modern slavery in Myanmar. Many believe they are taking legitimate jobs abroad but instead are forced into the cyber slavery industry. Survivors like Duncan Okindo are sold on the promise of work, only to be trafficked to south-east Asia. “I broke completely…” Okindo paid 200,000 Kenyan shillings […]
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