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Modern slavery survivor’s journey ends with carrying the Olympic Torch

In what would have once been only a dream, Mohammed Zaman, a survivor of modern slavery, carried the Olympic torch during the Paris [...]

Ghost jobs for sale: UK recruiters hiring migrants for jobs that don’t exist

Modern slavery and exploitation within the social care sector in the UK have been on the rise following a 2022 relaxation of [...]

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The violent origins of our favorite holiday spices

The holiday season is filled with familiar comforts—spiced drinks, chocolate treats, and family feasts. But behind these traditions [...]

“My Job Gives Me a Future”: How Co-op Helps Trafficking Survivors

Peter (not his real name) bursts with excitement about his future. He’s planning to go on vacation with his girlfriend to Spain, [...]

Home Office to Write to 18,000 CEOs

This summer, the government announced that it would review the UK Modern Slavery Act, hailed as landmark legislation when it was passed [...]

Trafficking victims from Vietnam exploited in UK

The tragic death of 39 Vietnamese nationals in the trailer of a refrigerator lorry in Essex last year drew attention to the precarious [...]

Traffickers exploiting Bangladeshis in Libya

Traffickers are exploiting young Bangladeshi’s hopes of escaping poverty by offering them fake work placements in Libya, trapping them [...]

Trafficked and tortured, thousands forced to scam in SE Asia

The BBC recounts the findings from a UN report that details how hundreds of thousands of people from around the world are lured to [...]

From modern slavery to a normal life: Loretta’s story

What began as an invitation to work as a caregiver for four children living in the U.K. turned into what Loretta now knows as a form of [...]

Forced to fight: how job promises lead to the Russian war zone

The Russian government recently discharged dozens of Indian men who had been forcibly conscripted to fight in the war in Ukraine. Duped [...]

U.S. begins blocking solar materials produced in Uyghur Region

UK green energy bill amended to block slave labor-linked solar panels

Britain amends its Great British Energy Bill to ensure the new state-owned energy company, GB Energy, cannot use solar panels linked to [...]

Campaign of terror continues—hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria

In a hauntingly familiar narrative, 315 Nigerian schoolgirls have been forcibly taken at gunpoint from their school by armed [...]

Why Girls are Married Off in Sub-Saharan Africa

Many girls in sub-Saharan Africa are married off before they reach the age of 18, often because their families believe it will help [...]

Victim Spent 10 Years Being “Passed Around” for Sex

Jenny (not her real name) is a victim of modern slavery who spent a decade in sexual slavery, being passed around by gangs of men who [...]

Growing calls for credit card companies to reject porn sites

With the launch of a new campaign this past week, Freedom United joins a growing coalition of organizations calling on credit card [...]

U.S. announce diplomatic boycott of 2022 Olympics Games in China

U.S. diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympic Games over Uyghur forced labor

The White House has announced that they will not be sending an official delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022. [...]

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Cubans trafficked to fight for Russia in war against Ukraine

According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Russia has been operating a human trafficking ring that forcibly “recruits” Cubans to fight [...]

U.K. rule change leaves survivors at increased risk of detention and deportation

Asylum seekers face ongoing inhumanity by U.K. government

The Rwanda Bill, discriminatory GPS tagging coupled with a raft of other inhumane legislation, all underline the U.K. government’s [...]

China hits back against fashion’s crackdown on Uyghur forced labor

Many fashion brands have been making efforts to purge their supply chains of cotton picked in the Uyghur region or any element that [...]

Former UN judge jailed for domestic slavery

Lydia Mugambe—former UN judge, Ugandan High Court judge, and Oxford law student—has been jailed for modern slavery offenses. Despite [...]

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Women face increasing risk of trafficking and sexual exploitation as Europe tightens asylum rules

Trigger warning: article includes stories of sexual violence Women are increasingly travelling alone in search of safety, work, or to [...]

Scotland’s Anti-slavery Day

Police and prosecutors are marking anti-slavery day by delivering a "crucial" message that there is no place for human trafficking in [...]

Bride Trafficking in Vietnam: Coping with a Daughter’s Disappearance

In remote parts of northern Vietnam, girls are disappearing — some as young as 13 years old. They are victims of bride [...]

More than 25% of Modern Slavery Hotline Calls from Car Washes

MPs are calling for hand car washes to be required to get licenses to operate in order to prevent “modern slavery in plain [...]