Refugees and asylum seekers sheltering in a center run by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Libya’s capital are reportedly being starved [...]
Source: The Guardian
Nigerian child domestic slavery exposed in new novel
The widespread issue of domestic slavery in Nigeria is brought to light in Abi Daré’s debut novel The Girl with the Louding Voice, [...]
Children as young as 10 at risk of forced marriage in Somalia
A new bill tabled in Somalia last month would allow children to marry once they have reached puberty which could leave children as [...]
Survivor stories: from a Uganda shelter
Trigger warning: this story includes references to sexual abuse. Survivors of trafficking and sexual abuse at a German-run girls’ [...]
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 [...]
Ukraine Trafficking Crisis, Sex and Lies
Ukraine's trafficking crisis is a messy combination of lies and sex...
Traffickers Benefit from Migration Crisis
Traffickers benefit from Europe's migration crisis. In the midst of the turmoil, criminal gangs are forcing more and more people into [...]
Civil Servant Kept African Worker in Domestic Servitude
A civil servant and her husband kept a Nigerian worker in domestic servitude in their home for years. “Rashida Ajayi said she had [...]
Children Recovering from Domestic Slavery in Zanzibar
Rose labored as a child domestic worker from sunrise to sundown, unpaid and physically abused for months while working for a wealthy [...]
“I was Bought for 50,000 Rupees”: India’s Trafficked Brides
Tahmina was just 13 when her own sister sold her into marriage with a man 30 years her senior. The pricetag? 50,000 rupees (£557). [...]
The ‘Double Burden’ of Rampant Child Labor in the Tobacco Industry
Cigarettes sold in the US, Europe, and other parts of the world likely contain tobacco that was produced through child labor according [...]
