In March, a joint investigation by The New York Times and The Fuller Project exposed the dark reality behind sugarcane production in Maharashtra, India. The report revealed widespread practices of debt bondage, coerced hysterectomies, child labor, and child marriage—tainting some of our favorite foods like Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Another report showed children were […]
Source: The Fuller Project
The glitter of Botswana’s diamond sector hides an ugly truth
Over fifty-plus years ago a lucrative partnership between the diamond company De Beers and the government of Botswana was formed to run the country’s diamond mines. And while the United Nations has hailed the partnership as an African success story, The Fuller Project reports that women who work in the sector are being abused, exploited […]
Survivors on the brink as anti-trafficking groups struggle amid pandemic
A new report has found that anti-trafficking organizations around the world are struggling to support survivors during the pandemic, leaving many survivors in desperate conditions. The report, a joint initiative by U.N. Women and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE ODIHR), confirms widely held fears […]