Nadia Murad accepted the Nobel Peace Prize this Monday in Oslo, urging the world to help free the hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still being held by ISIS militants. Murad survived sex slavery at the hands of ISIS fighters in Iraq and has since become a leading voice for the Yazidi people. The 25-year-old […]
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Citing Monopoly, Nepal Bars Its Workers from Malaysia
Nepal has banned its citizens from taking up jobs in Malaysia, citing a company monopoly as the reason behind the move. Malaysia is one of the top two destinations for Nepalese migrant workers. The government of Nepal says that there are restrictive immigration requirements for its migrant workers, including having to go to one private […]
Australian Cybersex Trafficker Who ‘Chained Victims Like Dogs’ Jailed for Life
The Philippines has sentenced Australian Peter Scully and his Filipina partner to life in prison in one of the most disturbing cases of child trafficking the country has ever seen. Prosecutors told the court that Scully ‘chained his victims like dogs’, sexually abusing them and filming them for child pornography. The victims were Filipina girls […]
Kuwait Extends Olive Branch to Philippines over Migrant Ban
Kuwait has extended an olive branch to the Philippines just days after President Rodrigo Duterte announced a permanent migration ban on Filipino workers going to the Gulf state. Last week the long-standing diplomatic row between the two nations erupted when Kuwait expelled the Philippines ambassador after videos revealed embassy staff helping abused domestic workers flee […]
Migration Ban on Work in Kuwait Permanent: Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared that the temporary ban on sending new Filipino workers to Kuwait is now permanent, intensifying the diplomatic rift between the two countries. In February of this year President Duterte imposed a migration ban on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to the Gulf nation after the gruesome discovery of a Filipino […]
Survivors of Domestic Slavery Star in Anti-Trafficking Film
A new short film, A Dream Of A Misty Land, stars survivors of human trafficking as it tells the story of rural teenagers who accept jobs as domestic workers, only to be exploited abroad. Produced in conjunction with the Indonesian Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, the film aims to raise awareness of the challenges of […]
Unilever Goes Transparent about Palm Oil Supply Chain
Consumer goods company Unilever says it has gone transparent about its palm oil supply chain, publishing details about all the suppliers and mills it sources from. It represents an extremely rare move in the industry. In total, Unilever disclosed the location of more than 1,400 mills and over 300 direct suppliers involved in sourcing palm oil, an […]
Domestic Worker Forced to Sleep Outside with Rottweiler Passes Away
Adelina, a 21-year-old Indonesian domestic worker, has passed away just a day after she was rescued in Penang, Malaysia. When rescuers arrived at the house where she worked, they found her sitting on the porch, unable to speak. A barking black rottweiler was tied up next to her on the porch, where she was forced […]
Defamation Trial Begins for Abused Myanmar Workers in Thailand
The defamation trial of 14 migrant workers from Myanmar who spoke out about labor abuses on a Thai poultry farm began this Wednesday in Bangkok. Observers say this case is an effort to silence whistleblowers. The migrant workers went to the national human rights commission back in 2016 to file a complaint against Thammakaset, the company […]
China Gives Child Trafficker Death Penalty
The kingpin of a criminal gang that abducted and trafficked children was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in the city of Maoming in Guangdong province. The leader, whose last name is Zhang, has also had all of his illegal profits confiscated by the court. The Straits Times reports: 25 members of Zhang’s gang […]