A Chinese manufacturer of solar materials has become the latest target in a series of U.S. import bans clamping down on forced labor in [...]
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Teens released from U.S. care to hands of labor traffickers
What happens when teenage migrants leave federal care? New investigations show that dozens of children were sent to the same [...]
Solar energy, modern slavery and the just transition
This week Bloomberg disclosed the main conclusions of the report The energy of freedom? conducted by the Rights Lab at the University [...]
UN Rapporteur on slavery confirms Uyghur forced labor in China
UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata reported to the Human Rights Council last Tuesday that [...]
Lab results find Shein clothes likely made with Uyghur cotton
Bloomberg News sent out Shein clothing for a laboratory test. The result? The German lab, Agroisolab GmbH, found that the carbon, [...]
Tech giant Meta faces human trafficking allegations
Mark Zuckerberg and senior leaders of tech giant Meta have had a lawsuit filed against them claiming they ignored trafficking and child [...]
Two million domestic workers left unprotected by new Indonesian bill
The Indonesian government is expected to pass a long-awaited law this month that would strengthen the labor rights of domestic workers. [...]
Are Private Prison Companies Using Forced Labor?
Next week the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver is due to hear arguments in a major case where current and former detainees are [...]
Apple, Foxconn Broke Chinese Labor Law to Build iPhones
Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn broke Chinese labor law to produce the latest iPhones according to a scathing report from [...]
Zimbabwe accuses U.S. of lying about diamond-mining forced labor
Zimbabwe is hitting back against US Customs and Border Protection’s decision last week to block diamonds suspected of being mined [...]