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From Tea Plantations to Domestic Slavery

In the foothills of the Himalayas, Dooars, India was once famous for its lush tea plantations. Yet this area has now become infamous as [...]

Indian woman working in a sugar cane field in India

India’s sugarcane fields: debt bondage, abuse, and zero accountability

In March, a joint investigation by The New York Times and The Fuller Project exposed the dark reality behind sugarcane production in [...]

Resettling Yazidi Refugees: Canada Struggles with Trauma of ISIS Victims

Fariborz Birjandian, a refugee himself and the leader of one of Canada’s largest resettlement agencies, has years of experience [...]

Volkswagen loses its grip on the market, and on its moral compass

Volkswagen’s (VW) operations in China’s Uyghur region are under increasing scrutiny as human rights groups raise concerns over forced [...]

U.S. Detention is a Business — and it’s Profiting from Forced Labor

We’re all familiar with the stories of federal agents barging into apartments, convenience stores, and even school pickup sites [...]

Meatpacking companies pay for “turning a blind eye” to child exploitation

The U.S. Department of Labor found two of the biggest meatpacking companies in the U.S. illegally relied on child labor for years. The [...]

Opinion: Stop Enslavement of Venezuelan Refugees in Brazil

Since 2017, the political crisis in Venezuela has seen nearly four million citizens flee the country, seeking relief from severe food [...]

China weaponizing lawsuits to suppress research and reporting

To silence critics and suppress evidence of Uyghur forced labor, China is weaponizing defamation lawsuits to silence critics, according [...]

An American 13-Year-Old, Pregnant and Forced to Marry to Her Rapist

Dawn Tyree was just 11 years old when a family friend began molesting her. A year later she became pregnant from the rapes, and when [...]

Mississippi sheriff used prison labor for personal gain

Mississippi sheriff allegedly made incarcerated persons work for his personal gain

In Mississippi, a damning investigation by Mississippi Today and the New York Times has revealed that Rankin County Sheriff Bryan [...]

China’s Uyghur Internment Camps Turn to Forced Labor

China is coming under increased scrutiny for its internment camps for Uyghurs in the northwestern province of Xinjiang. The Uyghurs are [...]

Kenyan domestic workers exploited for sex by diplomats in Saudi Arabia

*Trigger warning: This article contains mention of rape, physical abuse, and suicide. Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia have [...]

Cindy McCain Apologizes for Misreporting Trafficking

Cindy McCain is apologizing for reporting an innocent woman and child to Arizona police after suspecting that it was a case of human [...]

Behind the curtain: dance group Shen Yun accused of child labor exploitation

Shen Yun colors itself as a dance company working to keep traditional Chinese culture alive while assailed by the Chinese government. [...]

Sri Lankan Held as Domestic Slave in New Jersey

A woman in New Jersey has been convicted of forcing a Sri Lankan woman to work in her home for nine years without pay. She made the [...]

California church leaders lured homeless into forced labor

A dozen leaders of a California church have been indicted by a federal grand jury for luring homeless people into forced labor by [...]

EU funds linked to forced labor in Eritrea

The European Union spent tens of millions of euros in Eritrea last year on a construction project that relied on forced labor, the New [...]

Freedom United and over 190 organizations call on fashion brands to exit Uyghur Region

A new coalition of over 190 organizations from over 36 different countries, including Freedom United, is urging fashion brands to end [...]

Forced labor has become a “profitable venture” for the Chinese Communist Party

At a public hearing on April 8 convened by The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), as required by the Uyghur Forced Labor [...]

Private auditing firms have a common blind spot: child labor

In recent years, major U.S. corporations have assured ethical labor practices within their supply chains through private social [...]

Jordan repeals “Marry Your Rapist” law in historic vote

Jordan’s Lower House of Parliament voted to abolish Article 308 of the Penal Code, after a heated 30-minute session. The controversial [...]

Is your favorite soda “sweetened” with child marriage, hysterectomies and debt bondage?

A recent study by the New York Times and Fuller Project reveals the not-so-sweet side of sugarcane production in India. In the state of [...]

Yemen’s Rise in Child Soldiers and Forced Marriage

After two years of war in Yemen, the country is seeing two disturbing new trends. Families, desperate for income, are selling their [...]

Memory’s fight against forced child marriage in Malawi

Memory’s life changed irrevocably when her younger sister, merely 11 years old, was forced into marriage with a man in his thirties who [...]