DW.com reports that as smuggling increases in the Aegean Sea, overcrowding in the Greek Islands has again become a major problem and [...]
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Haribo Gummy Bear Ingredients Made by Modern Slaves
The popular and successful global German confectioner Haribo is being criticized after a documentary exposed slavery in the [...]
HRW: Forced Labor Still Rampant in Thai Fishing Industry
Forced labor and human trafficking are still rampant in the Thai fishing industry according to a new report by Human Rights Watch [...]
Outrage over Moroccan Maids ‘Sold’ on Saudi Twitter
Two Moroccan women have been advertised on Saudi Arabian Twitter, sold as domestic workers for lump sums of cash. The post has sparked [...]
Kuwait: Couple to Hang for Brutal Murder of Filipina Domestic Worker
Kuwait has sentenced in absentia a Lebanese-Syrian couple to death by hanging for the premeditated murder of 29-year-old Joanna [...]
“Missing” Gaming App Draws Attention to India’s Trafficked Girls
Artist Leena Kejriwal is using her work to inspire change in India. She’s spray painted stark black silhouettes of little girls [...]
How Domestic Workers Become ‘Commodities’
Dozens of listings on Singaporean online marketplace Carousell sparked outrage last week as it emerged that domestic workers were being [...]
Are Green Vehicles Putting the Environment Before Children?
Consumers are facing a false choice between caring for the environment and child rights when purchasing electric vehicles. The electric [...]
The EU’s Link to Sexual Violence, Torture of Refugees in Libya
A new report investigating sexual violence against migrant and refugee men and boys travelling on the central Mediterranean route to [...]
Chinese Gangs Lure Pakistani Women into Fake Marriages
Pakistan has made several arrests of Chinese nationals who facilitated “bride trafficking” between Chinese men and [...]
Qatar 2022: FIFA Finally Admits Violation of Workers’ Rights
FIFA, for the first time ever, has admitted that migrant workers’ rights have been violated in the building of stadiums for the [...]
Exploited strawberry pickers in Spain face “humanitarian crisis”
Thousands of Moroccan seasonal migrant workers, most of them women, are trapped in Spain in desperate conditions as their country [...]
E.U. revealed to be using Chinese cameras linked to Uyghur Region atrocities
The E.U. is using thermal cameras produced by a Chinese firm with links to oppression and forced labor in the Uyghur Region, a Deutsche [...]
Saudi Arabia kafala labor reforms met with skepticism
This week, Saudi officials announced reforms to the country’s kafala system that would allow seven million low-income workers to [...]
