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U.K. can no longer claim to be a world leader in tackling modern slavery

The UN is set to review the U.K.’s human rights record in its universal periodic review (UPR) this week, which is anticipated to result [...]

Freedom United calls on U.K. government to withdraw harmful Refugee Ban Bill

This week Freedom United joined a group of NGOs, advocates and academics in sending a letter to U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging [...]

U.S. prison work programs are “legalized slavery”

The U.S. has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world – housing over 20% of the world’s prison population while having [...]

Florida’s deadly forced prison labor system

Florida’s prison system, the third largest in the U.S., relies heavily on forced labor to keep its facilities running and support [...]

Australia fails to protect workers from domestic servitude

Never having visited another country, Priyanka Danaratna enthusiastically accepted an offer to move from Sri Lanka to Australia to work [...]

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Kmart court case reveals Australia’s toothless modern slavery protections

A recent court case brought against Kmart in Australia is highlighting how legislation once hailed as landmark is now worth little more [...]

Labubu: Scary toys, even scarier working conditions

A labor rights investigation has raised serious concerns about the exploitative working conditions inside the supply chain of Labubu [...]

Documentary: Forgotten Girls of Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. On its northern outskirts is a slum called Duaripara that serves as home to more than 40,000 [...]

Airlines Encouraged to Train Staff to Identify Trafficking Victims

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is asking airlines to distribute information to passengers, cargo workers and staff, that [...]

The Truth about Canned Italian Tomatoes

It has been discovered that canned tomatoes sold by two giant food producers in the UK have been harvested in Italy under conditions [...]

NHS Admits Surgical Tools Could be Made from Child Labor

Doctors in the UK may very well be using surgical tools made by children as young as 12 years-old according to The Guardian. Pakistani [...]

Portraits of Mauritania’s Former Slaves

In 1981 Mauritania became the last country in the world to make slavery illegal. Yet decades on, slavery persists despite government [...]

Opinion: “Prison Labor is Modern Slavery. I’ve Been Sent to Solitary for Speaking Out”

A nationwide strike is underway in US prisons, potentially becoming the largest protest of incarcerated men and women in American [...]

£40 a Week to Build Qatar’s World Cup Stadiums

Qatar is the world’s wealthiest per capita state, but many migrant workers building grand World Cup stadiums in preparation for [...]

Child Cases of Modern Slavery Double in UK

The number of cases of modern slavery involving children in the UK has doubled in the past year according to new data from the National [...]

“I’m a Victim of Slavery but I’m Just Seen as an Immigration Problem”

Nancy Esiovwa escaped slavery five years ago in Bedfordshire, where she was beaten and worked without pay in a family home. But she [...]

Will the EU import Myanmar’s slavery-tainted shrimp?

Forced labor in the fishing industry has made significant headlines over the years. The first place that might come to mind is [...]

Supreme court rules that Nevsun can be sued in Canada

Nevsun Resources, the Canadian mining giant that stands accused of benefiting from forced labor in Eritrea, can be sued in Canada for [...]

Warning of Uyghur “genocide,” faith leaders urge action

Faith leaders from around the world have come together to condemn the Chinese government’s persecution of the Uyghur people and to call [...]

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

The continued horror of “marry-your-rapist” laws around the world

Though the “marry-your-rapist” laws have mostly been rooted out, a new report from the United Nations has revealed that [...]

Trafficking survivors housed in squalid military barracks

Trafficking survivors are amongst hundreds of people seeking asylum who are being housed in squalid conditions in the U.K.’s [...]

Trafficking survivors in the U.K. unidentified and unprotected

The U.K.’s stated commitment to protect trafficking survivors rings hollow as new data released during anti-trafficking week exposes [...]

Endure exploitation or risk deportation: the dilemma of Australia’s migrants

Migrant workers in Australia often choose not to report exploitative treatment to avoid putting their visas at risk. A new bill [...]

Incarcerated people suffering from medical conditions forced to work

“I’ve even seen some people that refused, and they were sent to solitary confinement. […] It’s very disheartening. It needs to stop. [...]