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Internet Firms Back US Sex Trafficking Bill

Major internet firms in Silicon Valley have made a sharp reversal by coming out today in support of a new bill that would make it [...]

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U.S. government and businesses urged to take action on forced labor in China

Update: A new bill has been announced seeking to oblige American companies to disclose evidence about their supply chains in China to [...]

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Former world leaders warn of child marriage risk girls face due to pandemic

 The ongoing coronavirus pandemic risks creating a “COVID generation” of children lost to forced marriage and other forms of modern [...]

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Court Rejects Nevsun Bid to Block Forced Labor Lawsuit

An appeals court in Canada has rejected Nevsun Resources Ltd’s bid to throw out a lawsuit against the company in which six [...]

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US launches investigation into child and forced labor in Côte d’Ivoire cocoa

The US government is investigating the supply chains of American cocoa traders for child labor in Côte d’Ivoire, amid growing calls [...]

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U.S. prepares to block cotton imports from Uyghur Region

Last week, Freedom United signed a petition urging the U.S. to ban the import of cotton goods from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in [...]

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40 Traffickers Arrested, 500 Rescued in West Africa

Interpol says 40 human traffickers have been arrested and 500 people rescued across West Africa after operations in Chad, Mali, [...]

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Uzbekistan calls for end of cotton boycott, but Cotton Campaign holds its ground

The government of Uzbekistan has appealed for the boycott of its cotton and textiles to be lifted, citing both recent progress and the [...]

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COVID-19 pandemic driving Cambodian "bride trafficking" to China

COVID-19 pandemic driving Cambodian “bride trafficking” to China

Two anti-trafficking charities have reported this week that that trafficking of Cambodian “brides” to China has increased sharply this [...]

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Canada to Create Overseas Mining Watchdog

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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Tesla Workers Allege Deportation Threats, Forced Labor

Tesla must defend itself in a lawsuit filed by foreign workers alleging that they were threatened with deportation if they reported an [...]

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In Ethiopia, charity fights forced labor with camels

As millions of homebound Ethiopian children find themselves at greater risk of forced labor and marriage, one charity has found a new [...]

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Child Soldiers Still Trapped After South Sudan War

Thousands of child soldiers who were forced to fight in South Sudan’s civil war are unlikely to be rescued anytime soon. The UN [...]

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Migrant worker murders in Libya lead to arrests in Bangladesh

Over 50 people accused of involvement in human trafficking have been arrested in the largest anti-trafficking operation Bangladesh has [...]

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Vinci Denies Charges of World Cup Forced Labor

French construction company Vinci is denying new allegations that it violated the rights of migrant workers building stadiums in [...]

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Woman rescued after decades of domestic slavery in Brazil

 A woman has been rescued after years of domestic enslavement by a wealthy family in São Paulo, Brazil, in a case that has shocked the [...]

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South America’s Most Common Form of Trafficking

The trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation is the top form of trafficking in South America, and officials say more [...]

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Activists call for import ban on world’s largest palm oil company

The world’s largest palm oil company by area has been hit with “serious allegations” of forced labor and child labor on one of its [...]

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Pacific Island Casino Owner Sued by Chinese Workers

Imperial Pacific, a Hong Kong-listed company, has come under fire after seven former Chinese construction workers filed a lawsuit [...]

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Top Glove becomes latest rubber glove company blocked for forced labor

The world’s largest medical glove maker has been hit with an import ban in the U.S. as a result of suspected forced labor at its [...]

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Nigerian Militia Frees Nearly 900 Child Soldiers

UNICEF has announced that nearly 900 child soldiers have been rescued by a regional militia allied with Nigerian government forces. The [...]

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Treaty against child labor becomes first ever to achieve universal ratification  

In a historic milestone in the fight against child labor, an International Labour Organization (ILO) treaty against the worst forms of [...]

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Apple, Nike, and other top brands linked to forced labor of China’s Uyghurs

A new report has revealed that China’s Uyghur people are being transferred by the tens of thousands to work in “conditions that [...]

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Officials struggle to tackle domestic servitude in Brazil

Brazil is struggling to tackle a hidden domestic servitude crisis that threatens to worsen as a result of the pandemic, officials [...]

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