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Friday, February 3

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What does it Take for Corporate Supply Chain Disclosure?

When Nestle publicly admitted that it had found slavery in its supply chains, it became one of the only companies in the world to [...]

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Surge in Global Demand for Cobalt Fuelling Child Slavery in DRC

The global demand for cobalt is surging, its price doubling within the last year alone. The mineral is largely used to stabilize [...]

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85 Children Rescued from Sudan’s Gold Mines

Interpol has coordinated the rescue of 94 victims of human trafficking in Sudan. Eighty-five of them were children who were rescued [...]

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Family Sues Facebook, Instagram for Enabling Traffickers

A Houston family is suing Facebook and Instagram over claims that the social media titans failed to protect their child from human [...]

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Cambodia Surrogates Take Vow to Not Sell Babies

The thirty-two Cambodian women charged with human trafficking since joining an illegal surrogacy ring have been released from detention [...]

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Nestlé and Cargill face Supreme Court over child slavery allegations

The U.S. Supreme Court this week heard arguments in a long-running case against food giants Nestlé and Cargill over allegations they [...]

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New York moves to better support trafficking survivors

New York moves to better support trafficking survivors

A few days ago, the Queens District Attorney requested the dismissal of nearly 700 cases involving loitering for the purpose of [...]

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UN urged to endorse declaration on safe migration to address human trafficking

Following the first-ever International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) meeting last week, UN member states have endorsed a 13-page [...]

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Foreign court hears legal case from Uyghurs for the first time ever

In what is believed to be the first time ever, according to ABC news, a foreign court has heard legal arguments from Uyghurs regarding [...]

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Nestle Accused of Supporting Slave Labor System Regarding Cat Food

After US lawsuit linked to cat food, Nestle says forced labor has no place in its supply chain

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Filipino workers return to Saudi Arabia after reforms

Workers from the Philippines, including domestic and construction workers, will be able to go to Saudi Arabia for work again, after the [...]

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Syrian Refugee Child Brides Triple

The number of girls forced into marriage amongst Syrian refugees has trebled since the conflict began, organisation CARE says.

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Slavery Isn’t the Answer to Thailand’s Poor Economy

Thailand's economy is suffering far more than other Asian countries, and there's really not much hope for recovery...

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Survivor Serving on Council on Human Trafficking

Bukola Oriola, of Nigeria, is a survivor serving on the Council on Human Trafficking. She was actually one of eleven survivors who on [...]

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Parramatta Girls Asked to Give Back Compensation

The Parramatta Girls Home was also known as the Industrial School for Girls. It was a state run child welfare institution in New South [...]

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Teen Forced Labor Case at Ohio Egg Farm

A teen forced-labor case made the news a year ago but is still unfolding. Federal agents raided an Ohio trailer park and found 10 [...]

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Smugglers Take Advantage of EU Border Closings

A smuggler from Serbia sat inside a Belgrade City cafe in a tough neighborhood not far from the train station chattering with a group [...]

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