On World Refugee Day, the chief of the United Nations’ high commissioner for refugees flew from Tripoli in Libya to Niamey, [...]
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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 [...]
U.N. rights chief finds Uyghur Region warrants investigation
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed her concerns about human rights violations in the [...]
Forced labor still rife in Uyghur Region, says U.N. report
China continues its ‘widespread and systematic programme’ of abuse, including forced labor, against the Uyghur and other Turkic and [...]
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 [...]
Have Qatar labor reforms helped migrant workers?
Qatar, which has a 90% migrant workforce, has been under public scrutiny for its treatment of migrant workers since receiving the award [...]
Vietnamese children forced to work off debt in Europe
Chung* was an orphan living in Vietnam, collecting and selling driftwood, snails and plastic bottles to survive, when he was [...]
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 [...]
Lebanon’s financial crisis worsens exploitation of domestic workers
Al Jazeera reports that Lebanon’s current financial crisis heightens the insecurity of domestic workers, particularly migrant domestic [...]
What it’s like to seek support as a U.K. trafficking survivor
Despite the 2019 launch of the Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA), the U.K. Home Office’s specialised support system for trafficking [...]
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 — [...]
How can modern slavery be stopped?
UN Libya mission to investigate reports of mass graves
A UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) is seeking to verify reports of mass graves in a trafficking hub in Libya, according to a report [...]
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 [...]
Legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in the U.S.
Nepal workers fight debt bondage of ‘haruwa-charuwa’ system
“We are like the medieval serfs serving a king. Our role in life is understood to be servants of rich men who own vast lands but cannot [...]
Fighting Slavery in Mauritania
Mauritania, an Islamic republic in western Africa, has one of the highest rates of slavery in the world. Due to its caste system, many [...]
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 [...]
Inside Story: How can modern slavery be stopped?