Canada plans to create an overseas mining watchdog early next year, a move welcomed by environmental and human rights activists. Ottawa [...]
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As U.K. plans to ease lockdown, anti-slavery chief warns of hotel trafficking threat
Human traffickers in the hospitality industry stand to profit when the U.K. eases coronavirus lockdown, the country’s Independent [...]
Meatpackers in Brazil told to clean up supply chains over links to modern slavery
Labor experts have called for Brazilian meatpackers to clean up their supply chains after an investigation found six firms bought [...]
Goodyear facing scrutiny from U.S. Homeland Security over forced labor
American tire giant Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is once again in the hot seat for labor abuse allegations. This time, the stakes are [...]
Arrest in Kosovo Organ Trafficking Case
An Israeli man has been arrested Cyprus in connection to an organ trafficking scandal in Kosovo dating back a decade. Police allege [...]
Human traffickers stand to benefit from closed borders, warns new U.N. rapporteur
The U.N.’s new Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery has warned that rising nationalism, border controls, and [...]
Survivors call to lead on policy-making
The first global alliance of survivors-turned-advocates have this week demanded countries enable survivors of modern slavery and human [...]
Burkina Faso girls find refuge in education
According to Plan International UK, every three seconds, a child becomes a victim of marriage. Child marriage can sometimes amount to [...]
Blockchain to Track Child Labor in Cobalt Mines
Blockchain technology will now be used to track cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo as it makes its way into smartphones [...]
First economic crisis, now lockdown: the plight of Lebanon’s migrant workers
Across the world, coronavirus lockdowns have had the unintended consequence of raising the risk of domestic slavery. But for Lebanon’s [...]
North Korean prisons rife with forced labor
In a report this week, the U.N. Human Rights Office has drawn attention to the horrific conditions in North Korean prisons, finding [...]
U.K. companies shying away from disclosing modern slavery risks
Britain’s corporate governance regulator said this week that many companies are failing to spell out clearly whether they comply [...]
Two Nigerian Immigration Officers Arrested for Trafficking
Nigeria has launched an investigation after two immigration officials were arrested on suspicion of trying to traffick girls out of the [...]
Bill to sanction Chinese government over XUAR passed in U.S. Congress
A bill calling on the U.S. administration to impose sanctions on China for its human rights violations in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous [...]
Tainted palm oil blocked by cautious buyers
U.S. action against palm oil tainted with forced labor has triggered a number of palm oil buyers to block Malaysian palm oil companies, [...]
Concerns over exclusion of Chinese solar giants from U.S. import ban list
A federal task force recently compiled a list of companies whose products could not be imported into the U.S. under new legislation [...]
Russia Delays U.N. Sanctions on Libya Human Traffickers
Russia has pushed back on a western proposal for the UN Security Council to blacklist six accused human traffickers and smugglers [...]
Fishermen in Thailand report exploitation but receive no justice
When Moe Win migrated from Burma to Thailand for work, he didn’t expect to find that his job as a fisherman would amount to modern [...]
Dutch trade mission to Qatar postponed over migrant labor practices
A virtual Dutch trade mission to Qatar has been postponed due to concerns raised in the Dutch parliament and society regarding the [...]
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana increase premium for cocoa to tackle farmer poverty
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the global leaders in cocoa production, have raised the premium that chocolate manufacturers and trading [...]
Young Students Recruited as Au Pairs Face Trafficking, Wage Theft in US
Young female students who are recruited abroad to be au pairs in the United States are falling victim to human trafficking, wage theft, [...]
Anti-kafala activists join global protests against racial injustice
The protests against racism and racial inequality that have spread around the world in the wake of George Floyd’s murder have reached [...]
New scheme puts migrant workers in the U.K. at risk of modern slavery
A report released this week has warned that the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, a new pilot initiative allowing overseas workers [...]
The E.U. progresses in bid to ban products of forced labor
The European Commission released its proposal for a ban on products made with forced labor on September 14. The proposal comes [...]