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Indonesia investigates potential debt bondage among workers on U.K. farms

A taskforce is investigating the recruitment process of Indonesian workers who go to pick fruit on U.K. farms. Indonesia launched the [...]

Supermarkets concerned about exploitation as a result of seasonal worker visa

Supermarkets have raised concerns around the U.K.’s seasonal worker visa system which is leaving migrant workers vulnerable to [...]

Lower house of U.K. parliament to vote on declaring Uyghur oppression a genocide

U.K.’s Refugee Ban Bill proceeds amid criticism

The U.K.’s controversial Refugee Ban Bill will proceed to the House of Lords despite significant criticism, including from influential [...]

E.U. market will be tainted with forced labor without strong legislation

A report published on December 6 commissioned by a group of E.U. lawmakers warns that “a substantial volume of apparel tainted by [...]

First Australian convicted for forced marriage

In a landmark case in Victoria, Australia, a woman has been convicted of forcing her teenage daughter to marry a man who ultimately [...]

How the Taliban’s unchecked power fuels forced marriage in Afghanistan

Samira* was just 19 years old when she innocently set out on the hour-long walk to her job to collect her wages. As she sat outside the [...]

Nestle Admits Slavery in Supply Chain

Nestle admits slavery in its supply chain, specifically in the Thai seafood industry...

Child Marriage Issue in Nepal

Child marriage issue in Nepal. Sajita Tamang was only 14 when she was pushed into marriage. But she claims it had nothing to do with love...

UK’s Modern Slavery Hotline Calls Doubled in a Week

According to the National Crime Agency, human trafficking and modern day slavery in the UK is more prevalent than previously believed. [...]

2 Charged with Trafficking after 26 Nigerian Women Found Dead

Two men have been charged in Italy with human trafficking over 150 people after 26 Nigerian women were found dead while attempting to [...]

More than 1 in 10 Politicians in Brazil Funded by Companies ‘Linked to Slavery’

More than one in 10 of Brazil’s top ranking politicians — including President Michel Temer — has received a campaign [...]

Sudanese Teen Noura Saved from Death Penalty for Killing Rapist Husband

Noura Hussein has been spared from the death penalty and found not guilty of premeditated murder by an appeals court in Sudan. However, [...]

‘Slave Labor’ Pay for Immigration Detainees Backed by Home Office

A legal challenge has revealed that UK Home Office ministers overruled their own officials who lobbied for immigration detainees to be [...]

Hundreds of Trafficked Kids ‘Lost’ by Authorities

A quarter of trafficked children who were under the care of local authorities in the UK have gone missing according to new research [...]

€20m EU Scheme in Eritrea Finances Forced Labor

Eritreans living in exile in Europe are charging the European Union with financing forced labor in Eritrea, filing legal proceedings to [...]

Ship of horrors: life and death on the high seas

Forced labor, appalling living conditions, sexual assault, bullying. Working on the high seas is a harsh occupation, but one fleet of [...]

Forced labor and dangerous work environments lead to misery in Qatar

Creating a world spectacle doesn’t happen overnight. It takes several years, a lot of money, and the efforts of many thousands of [...]

Refugees subjected to forced labor in Libya now threatened by coronavirus

Refugees and migrants across Libya, including many survivors of modern slavery, are fearing for their future amid disruptions to aid, [...]

Beirut’s domestic workers struggling to survive in aftermath of explosion

As the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated an existing economic crisis in Lebanon, its many migrant domestic workers already bore the [...]

U.S. massage workers see police as biggest threat to their safety

The Guardian reports that, in the United States, many massage workers are more afraid of police and law enforcement raids than client [...]

Freedom United calls on U.K. government to pass corporate accountability laws

Freedom United and our partners have submitted a letter to the U.K. government calling for the passage of mandatory human rights and [...]

UK set to vote on bill to criminalize child marriage

U.K. MPs vote on bill to ban child marriage

UPDATE: The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill passed its second reading with government support! We have been waiting [...]

Cadbury faces fresh accusations of child labour on cocoa farms in Ghana

U.N. rights chief finds Uyghur Region warrants investigation

In parting shot, UN Rights Chief accuses China of Uyghur rights abuses

With only 11 minutes to spare, outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, released her long-awaited damning [...]