Half a million passengers pass through the Old Delhi railway station every day. This includes children who are being trafficked, [...]
Source: The Guardian
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 [...]
Human Rights Watch urges action against “unprecedented” oppression in Uyghur Region
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged in a new report that governments must take coordinated, direct action against oppression and forced [...]
Australian unions call on government to take action against Uyghur forced labor
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has added its voice to a growing call in Australia for the government to take a strong [...]
DRC’s cobalt mines: The dark side of the green transport transition
Electric vehicles (EVs) are often presented as a silver bullet for reducing carbon emissions, but a closer look at the green transport [...]
Human traffickers target Ukrainian refugees on Facebook
An estimated 10 million people have fled Ukraine since the war began a month ago. As in all armed conflicts, the risk of trafficking, [...]
Migrant live-in care workers in U.K. exploited by agencies
A landmark report has exposed how migrant workers recruited to care for the elderly and people with disabilities in the U.K. are being [...]
Australian clean energy industry issues modern slavery warning
In a report this week, Australia’s Clean Energy Council is calling for more local manufacturing of renewable energy products in [...]
Trafficked, imprisoned, and forced to scam
In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic jeopardized the livelihood of millions around the globe, some of the most immediate victims of economic [...]
16-year-old’s death at sawmill underlines the dangers of push to roll back child labor protection laws
The Guardian reports of a 16-year-old’s death in Wisconsin when he was operating a conveyor at a sawmill and got caught in the [...]
U.S. lawmakers demand data as child labor violations rise
So far in 2024, eight U.S. states have passed legislation rolling back child labor protections. This is happening despite the rise in [...]
Shein dodges supply chain questions at U.K. hearing with “wilful ignorance”
Fast fashion giant Shein came under fire during a U.K. parliamentary hearing for failing to confirm whether its products contain cotton [...]
UK Firms Must Prove No Links to Slavery
Legislation requiring large companies to publish evidence online is designed to force them to take responsibility for working [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]