Mauritania, an Islamic republic in western Africa, has one of the highest rates of slavery in the world. Due to its caste system, many [...]
Source: Al Jazeera
Average Age of Nevada Traffickers Between 17 and 27
“When I was a little girl I wanted to be Mariah Carey. I wanted to follow my dream of being a singer, and Las Vegas seemed [...]
Lebanon announces investigation into death of Faustina Tay
The Lebanese government will investigate the death of Ghanaian domestic worker Faustina Tay, who died tragically last month after [...]
Thai Police Officer asks for Asylum
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Traffickers Tortured Rohingya Buried in Malaysia’s Mass Graves
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Further warnings of grave coronavirus threat to migrants in Libya
Concerns have deepened over the “truly catastrophic” threat the coronavirus pandemic poses to refugees and migrants in Libya, many of [...]
Indian Art Project Remembers Millions of Missing Girls
An Indian art project remembers millions of missing girls who have fallen prey to traffickers and are now sex workers...
Cambridge University to Probe How it Benefited from Slavery
The University of Cambridge will launch an investigation into how the institution likely benefited from slavery and labor exploitation, [...]
Man who put Nigerian worker up “for sale” online arrested in Lebanon
Lebanese authorities last week arrested a man suspected of trying to sell a Nigerian domestic worker online. The advertisement was [...]
Hundreds of Children Disappear from Assam Daily
Hundreds of children disappear from Assam daily. Mormu and his family are from a small village in northeastern India. This is an [...]
Malaysia Will Appeal Murder Acquittal Over Adelina’s Death
Malaysia’s Attorney General has promised to appeal the recent court decision to acquit the former employer of Adelina Sau for [...]
Indonesian fishermen allegedly forced to work to death on Chinese vessel
Indonesian officials are urging the Chinese government to investigate allegations of forced labor aboard a Chinese fishing vessel, an [...]
Rights of Girls Must be Championed
Rights of girls must be championed and made real...
The New US Trafficking in Persons Report is Here
The annual US Trafficking in Persons Report is out. And there are some notable changes. For one, the US Department of State report [...]
Italian government announces amnesty for undocumented migrants
With the introduction of a new government decree on Wednesday, undocumented migrants across Italy will now be able to obtain legal [...]
Paradise Lost. Hawaii is Sex Trafficking Hub
Hawaii has become a paradise lost. When people think of the Islands, most imagine lovely beaches and exotic hotels. Few realize that [...]
Brazil to Create New ‘Dirty List’ of Firms Guilty of Slavery
Brazil has announced that it will create a new list of companies who are using slave labor to be published in the country’s [...]
Gulf states are failing to protect migrant workers during pandemic
In an opinion piece for Al Jazeera on Monday, migrant rights activist Rima Kalush warned that low-income migrant workers in the Gulf [...]
World Day Against Child Labor
This year's World Day Against Child Labor is putting a spotlight on children laboring in supply chains. Nearly one in every ten [...]
Macron: 14 EU States to Assist in Libya Migrant Detention Crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a potentially promising “solidarity plan” proposed by Germany and France to [...]
Libyan coastguard returns 93 rescued migrants to country after six die
Ninety-three migrants have been rescued and returned to Libya after trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean, the International [...]
Yazidi Victims Treated for Trauma in German Village
Yazidi women and children--1,000-- who had been enslaved by ISIL are being cared for in southern Germany. It is part of a effort to [...]
Eritrean Students: Gov. Making Us Slaves, Not Educating Us
Human Rights Watch is charging the Eritrean government with using its education system as a conscription machine that forces young [...]
Survivor of kafala-linked abuse in Lebanon returns home to Nigeria
A Nigerian migrant worker who was arrested and accused of attempted murder after surviving domestic abuse in Lebanon has finally [...]
Kuwait Establishes Minimum Wage for Domestics
Kuwait is now the nation in the Gulf to control work conditions and minimum wage through legislation for its thousands of domestic workers...
Refugees stage UNHCR protest over refused evacuation from Libya
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has turned down dozens of refugee relocation requests, including from women and children who were [...]
By failing to protect domestic workers, U.K. may simply be “importing abuse”
“A year and six months, I don’t go out,” recalled Florence (not her real name), a domestic worker from the [...]
Prison System Rife with Slavery
According to Al Jazeera, it is one year ago today since America experienced its largest prison labor strike in history. “More [...]
Italy renews anti-migrant deal with Libya despite detention abuses
Italy has renewed an anti-migration deal with Libya that will see the country continue to back the Libyan coastguard and finance [...]
Coca-Cola to Use Blockchain to Verify Sugarcane Supply Chain
Coca-Cola says it will begin using blockchain technology to create a registry for workers and their contracts in hopes of combating [...]
Freedom as the power to say no: beyond modern slavery policy
“Modern slavery” is an umbrella term used to describe situations in which a person is exploited, forced to work and fundamentally [...]
World Refugee Day: 122 Detained, Abused Migrants in Libya Evacuated to Niger
On World Refugee Day, the chief of the United Nations’ high commissioner for refugees flew from Tripoli in Libya to Niamey, [...]
Migrants crossing Mediterranean flee modern slavery
In a photo essay on Tuesday, Al Jazeera shared stories of refugees and migrants that have attempted the perilous sea journey from Libya [...]
Thai Fisherman: We Need Collective Action, Not Boycotts
Back in 2013, Chairat Ratchapaksi found a job as a commercial fisherman to support his family. Quickly hired by a boat owner in Samut [...]
Economic crisis further endangers migrant workers in Lebanon
In a video report on Monday, Al Jazeera described the worsening plight of migrant workers in Lebanon, where a deep economic crisis has [...]
UN: Female Migrants Face Gang Rape in Libya
A new report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has found that the “overwhelming majority” [...]
Potential victims of trafficking risk deportation to Jamaica
The UK’s interior ministry deported a number of long-term UK residents with criminal convictions to Jamaica on Tuesday, despite [...]
Nigeria Finds 20,000 Women Sold as Sex Slaves
Nigeria’ anti-trafficking agency, NAPTIP, says it has found 20,000 to 45,000 kidnapped Nigerian women in southern Mali. Many of [...]
More than 50 Nepali women and girls trafficked into India every day
In a photo essay on Sunday, Al Jazeera shed light upon the shocking extent of human trafficking of women and girls in Nepal — [...]
Facebook Page Shames Employers Accused of Maid Abuse
A post written in seven languages — those spoken by Lebanon’s migrant domestic workers — sits atop the Facebook page of [...]
Death of domestic worker in Lebanon highlights horrors of domestic slavery
The tragic death of Faustina Tay, a Ghanaian domestic worker, following repeated abuse at her job in Lebanon has underscored the urgent [...]