EU countries are seeing a rise in the number of children trafficked there. The UK is a major destination for sexual exploitation...
Source: BBC
North Korea’s Secret Slave Gangs Abroad
It is believed that around 150,000 North Koreans are sent abroad each year to work, bringing in billions of dollars in income to the [...]
North Korean Women Trafficked into Chinese Sex Trade
A new report from London-based human right group Korea Future Initiative is warning that thousands of North Korean women and girls have [...]
Sex workers at risk of trafficking in Sierra Leone
“It’s a job that can cost them their lives.” – Tyson Conteh, Africa Eye Makeni in Sierra Leone is home to over 1,000 sex workers, [...]
Modern Slave Held Captive 26 years
A modern slave, Michael Hughes, came to Wales in 1988 to find a job and to build a better life. He was soon sold, forced to work long [...]
MPs Announce Hand Car Wash ‘Slavery Probe’
MPs say they will investigate the rise in hand car washes across the UK amid concerns that many are exploiting workers and damaging the [...]
Northern Ireland Clears Cannabis Charges for Trafficking Survivor
For the first-time ever, Northern Ireland has cleared criminal charges for a Vietnamese trafficking victim who was forced to grow [...]
Millions of underage girls at increased risk of being pressured into marriage
A report released by UNICEF this week has found 10 million more girls are at risk of child marriage over the next decade as a result of [...]
Burmese President Orders Investigation of Enslaved Children
Burmese president Htin Kyaw is asking for an investigation of two girls who claim they were victims of imprisonment and torture for [...]
Diane Abbott: Labour Would Close Immigration Detention Centers
The shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, announced that the Labour Party would close two immigration detention centers if it was to [...]
UN Calls for Libyan Migrant Detention Centers to be Shut
The United Nations is calling for all migrant detention centers in Libya to be shut down following last week’s airstrike on one [...]
Pakistani Police Rescue 24 from Organ Trafficking Gang
“We will remove your kidney, and you will receive 300,000 rupees [£2,300].” Sadi Ahmed was held hostage for three months by an [...]
World Cup Child Trafficking Rescue Saves 10 Nigerian Kids
Nigerian authorities have rescued 10 children — 9 girls and 1 boy — from being trafficked from Lagos to Moscow for the upcoming World [...]
How Belgian Parents Adopted ‘Stolen’ Kids from DR Congo
“It felt like a slap in the face when we heard. This is what I had always wanted to avoid. And now, despite myself, I have a [...]
Flight Attendant Shares Story of Saving Trafficking Victim
When flight attendant Shelia Fedrick saw an untidy girl sitting beside an older, well-dressed man on one of her flight, she was [...]
Rooney Gang Slavery Victim ‘Chased’ over £165 Fine
A man who was kept as a slave by the 11-member Rooney family for 26 years is reportedly being ‘chased’ over a £165 fine [...]
Are British victims being failed in the UK?
The number of British victims of modern slavery nearly doubled last year. But as the number rises, questions are arising around how [...]
Slaves ‘as Young as 14’ Rescued in East Midlands
Dr. Alex Trautrims of Nottingham University said slaves are a “key source of income” for criminal gangs A woman of Chinese [...]
Forced Marriage Survivor: “I Don’t Blame My Husband for What Happened”
One survivor of forced marriage in England is speaking out about her ordeal. Growing up Anusha (not her real name) she says she always [...]
Reports of forced labor emerge as Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest begins
Uzbekistan’s annual harvest is getting underway, and yet again reports of forced labor are popping up. The country has been [...]
Worker Background Checks in UK May Not Detect Slavery
The BBC reports that researchers say businesses in the UK may be hiring forced labor, because companies do not have enough information [...]
150 Children, Including a 2 Year Old, Trafficked to Wales
In the last 18 months, Wales has seen nearly 150 children — some as young as two — trafficked to the area. The majority were girls who [...]
Maids for Sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets
You won’t see them on the streets of Kuwait, but pick up a smartphone and you can easily search thousands of pictures of domestic [...]
The Domestic Worker who ate Dog Food to Survive
Maria (not her real name) travelled from the Philippines to Brazil to be a domestic worker for a wealthy family in the suburbs of Sao [...]
