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Tuesday, June 28

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‘Blood Bricks’: Climate Change Tied to Modern Slavery

A new study from Royal Holloway at the University of London has, for the first time, made a clear connection between climate change and [...]

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Pregnant Cambodians Arrested in Surrogacy Crackdown

Fifteen people in Cambodia have been arrested over their involvement in an illegal surrogacy ring, one which government authorities say [...]

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“It’s Like Prison” in Malaysian Rubber Glove Factory

The world’s largest rubber glove company, Top Glove, employs over 11,000 migrant workers in their factories across 40 factories [...]

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How Nigerians Were Trafficked at Russia’s 2018 World Cup

Nineteen-year-old Blessing Obuson believed she could find a job as a shop assistant if she went to Moscow, so she flew to Russia from [...]

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The Dark Side of Voluntourism: Orphanage Trafficking

Young Australian backpackers heading overseas may want to think twice before volunteering at an orphanage in a developing country. [...]

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Australia urged to follow US, block glove imports tied to forced labor

Earlier this month United States Customs and Border Protection blocked imports from five countries where goods were suspected of being [...]

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“I was stunned to find out that Alisha’s parents were alive, and her family was intact.”

Kate van Doore’s organization, Forget Me Not, worked with the Ugandan government in 2011 to remove children from an orphanage [...]

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Fears that modern slavery is growing in South Australia as a result of pandemic

Fears that modern slavery is growing in South Australia as a result of pandemic

With the balance of power between employer and employee widening during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts in South Australia are worried [...]

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Modern slavery risk high at Australia’s berry and citrus farms

Berry and citrus top the list of produce with the highest modern slavery risk in Australia, a new report from supermarket chain [...]

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Australia’s Uyghur community pushes government to take action on Uyghur Region

Australia’s Uyghur community pushes government to take action

A new bill to ban imports from the Uyghur Region on grounds of forced labor has received the support of representatives of Australia’s [...]

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Australian senators warn against forced labor made solar panels

Australian senators warn against forced labor solar panels

Earlier this year, through the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region, we released an academic report conducted by [...]

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Will Australia protect the migrants that pick its fruit?

Australia relies heavily on migrant workers to keep its horticultural sector running. But can migrant workers rely on Australia to [...]

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Australian firms failing to address modern slavery risks

Most Australian companies with a high risk of forced labor in their supply chains are failing to meet basic reporting obligations, [...]

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A history of exploitation in chocolate

“Really good chocolate is the most perfect and exquisite food on the planet,” Carol Off tells ABC RN’s Rear Vision. But the [...]

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