Legislation requiring large companies to publish evidence online is designed to force them to take responsibility for working [...]
Source: The Guardian
UN Children’s Fund: Disturbing Figures
The UN Children's Fund released figures this week that indicate nearly a forth of all school children in the world are living in [...]
Close loopholes that allow forced child marriage in the UK
Four co-chairs of Girls Not Brides UK call for action to stop forced marriage. In a statement published in The Guardian, Naana [...]
Exploited Fruit Pickers in Victoria ‘Brainwashed’
An undercover Malaysian journalist has uncovered abuses of migrant workers working on fruit farms in Victoria, Australia. Saiful Hasam, [...]
The Foreign Diplomats Who Enslave Domestic Workers
The Salvation Army Freedom Partnership says exploited domestic workers hired by foreign diplomats in Australia face “unparalleled [...]
In a First, 19-Year-Old British Man Granted Protection from Forced Marriage
In a remarkable first, a 19-year-old British man in South Yorkshire has been granted a police safeguarding order to protect him from [...]
Will Nigeria Act to Protect Domestic Workers?
Domestic work is not regulated by law in many parts of the world, leaving workers vulnerable to exploitation, violence, and even forced [...]
The Team Rescuing Children Aboard India’s Railways
Half a million passengers pass through the Old Delhi railway station every day. This includes children who are being trafficked, [...]
Frustration as Judge OKs £1/hr Wages for Immigrant Detainees
A high court judge in the UK has ruled that it is legal for those held in immigration detention centers to be paid only one pound per [...]
Detained at Heathrow, Trafficking Victim who Miscarried Receives £50k
She arrived at Heathrow airport in July 2016 when she started bleeding and suffering immense pain. She was eight weeks pregnant, the [...]
Know the warning signs: child victims of drug gangs need support
At just fifteen years old, Josh* was caught with cannabis and pockets full of cash. The police escorted him home but no referrals were [...]
New Zealand-based Samoan chief found guilty of human trafficking and slavery
Joseph Auga Matamata, a Samoan chief in New Zealand, was found guilty at the High Court in Napier of 13 counts of slavery and 10 counts [...]
Freedom United signs petition urging U.S. to ban goods made with forced Uyghur labor
In a petition submitted last week to customs officials, Freedom United joined other civil society groups in urging the U.S. to ban the [...]
Sex Trafficking is Big Business in the U.S.
Sex trafficking is big business in the U.S.; annually, in Denver it nets $39.9 million; and in Atlanta, $290 million according to [...]
Disturbing Increase in Trafficked Children
A disturbing increase in trafficked children used for both labor and sexual exploitation increased last year by 46%. The National [...]
Lebanon Repeals Law that Allowed Rapists to Marry Victim
A number of Arab states have recently done away with a low that allowed rapists to get off with no punishment if they simply married [...]
227 Migrants Found in Forced Labor in Sicily
Eight arrests have been made and legal proceedings launched against 33 farming companies in Sicily after police raids found over 220 [...]
Major UK Ruling on Immigration Status of Trafficking Survivors
A Ghanaian man who was trafficked to the UK and spent years trapped in modern slavery has won a significant victory in the court of [...]
Illegal ‘Rent a Womb’ Child Surrogacy Ring Broken Up in Cambodia
Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women who were carrying babies for Chinese clients have been discovered in a police raid in Phnom Penh, [...]
The Dark Secret of Thailand’s Child Brides
Underage Thai girls in Thailand’s southern border provinces are often forced into marrying older Malaysian men. But Thai [...]
UK Locks Up, Denies Medical Care to Trafficked Chinese Women
A large number of trafficked Chinese women have been detained by the UK and are under the threat of deportation, denied interpreters [...]
UK Rules 45-Day Support for Victims is Unlawful
The UK Home Office’s policy of providing victims of modern slavery with merely 45 days of support has been ruled potentially [...]
Girl Soldiers of South Sudan and the Trauma of Sexual Violence
A reintegration program in South Sudan has helped some 360 girls who were formerly enslaved as child soldiers. But the trauma of sexual [...]
Refugees and asylum seekers denied food by UN agency in Libya
Refugees and asylum seekers sheltering in a center run by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Libya’s capital are reportedly being starved [...]
