Last month, we shared a story on the increased risk of forced labor facing migrant workers in Lebanon due to the current financial [...]
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Greek Islands See Spike in Refugees
DW.com reports that as smuggling increases in the Aegean Sea, overcrowding in the Greek Islands has again become a major problem and [...]
Domestic workers in Africa call to be included in formal employment sector
Domestic work can be an exploitative job for many informal domestic workers around the world. In many countries in Africa, domestic [...]
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 [...]
“We have no choice”: Myanmar fishers face debt bondage in Thailand
In the last four months, two migrant workers have died on the fishing boat where he works, but Moe Tha Hlay* doesn’t dare change [...]
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 [...]
Pay up, Qatar, says deceased migrant worker’s brother
“My brother was still so young. He went away to earn money to give us a better life,” DW was told by the elder sister of Sujan Mia, a [...]
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 [...]
German companies to be held accountable for rights abuses
Germany is set to implement a new law that would place the responsibility for labor and environmental abuses in supply chains with [...]