In a letter dispatched to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, Republican attorneys general from 16 U.S. states to [...]
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E.U. finally making progress against forced labor
It has been a big week for the European Union as the Members of the European Parliament voted on several important pieces of [...]
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 [...]
Brazil fines Cargill for trading cocoa made with forced child labor
American company Cargill, the world’s largest commodity trader, has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay a 600,000 reais [...]
China’s forced labor transfer program throws wrench in due diligence efforts
The U.S. Labor Department has raised concerns about China’s expanding labor transfer program, which relocates forced laborers [...]
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 [...]
Three Chinese companies face import bans due to forced labor ties
In an effort to eliminate goods made with Uyghur forced labor, the U.S. State Department added three more Chinese companies to the list [...]
U.S. blocks 5 more companies over Uyghur forced labor
The U.S. government’s move to ban imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged ties to Uyghur forced labor is the latest [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Motion on Uyghur forced labor before Australian parliament
Reuters reports that on Monday this week, Australia’s parliament debated a motion to condemn human rights violations by China in the [...]
Football fans urge FIFA to pay up for migrant worker abuses
Results from a survey commissioned by Amnesty International show that the majority of football fans are in favor of FIFA paying $440 [...]
U.N. report calls U.S. prison labor system “contemporary slavery”
A recent report published by United Nations human rights experts denounces the prevalence of “contemporary slavery” within [...]
Haiti’s children are being forcibly recruited into violent gangs
Haiti’s escalating gang violence is having a devastating impact on its most vulnerable citizens—children. Armed groups are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Trafficking victims’ pursuit of justice delayed in Bangladesh
Research released this week has found human trafficking cases in Bangladesh are being prevented from progressing through the justice [...]
Pressure builds on Football Associations to step up for exploited workers
On Wednesday England’s Football Association (FA) said families of abused migrant workers who have worked on key infrastructure for the [...]
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