The UK government is being accused of “catastrophic failure” after admitting that a trafficked Vietnamese boy was sexually [...]
Source: The Guardian
US Sex Traffickers Target Incarcerated Women, Posting Their Bail
Women in jails across the United States are being targeted and groomed by pimps who force them into sex work upon their release [...]
Eritrean Conscripts Wait in Vain for Freedom
When Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace deal in July after a 20 year standoff, many hoped it would signal reforms in Eritrea. Citizens [...]
The Terrifying Ordinariness of Where Slavery Happens
A new book from photographer Amy Romer is revealing a startling truth: modern slavery happens in places where you wouldn’t [...]
Ireland, ITF Reach Deal to Protect Migrant Fishermen from Slavery
Ireland has announced a major overhaul of migrant seafarers’ rights after the government came under intense international [...]
Essex trailer deaths spotlight trafficking of young Vietnamese to UK
As police continue their investigation into the deaths of 39 people in the back of a trailer truck, Vietnamese families fear their [...]
Human trafficking cases in Thailand reach all-time high
Authorities in Thailand rescued a total of 1,807 victims of human trafficking in 2019, a huge spike from 2018’s 622—and nearly double [...]
Lack of record-keeping puts girls in U.K. at risk of forced marriage
As activists in the U.K. prepare for a post-lockdown spike in child marriage, one women’s rights organization has sounded the alarm [...]
U.K. police ordered to compensate child slavery victim who was wrongly detained
The U.K.’s Metropolitan police has been ordered to pay £15,500 in compensation to a trafficking victim who was arrested and placed in [...]
Why are indigenous communities in North America overrepresented in trafficking statistics?
Would you like us to share more content related to indigenous communities around the world? Let us know in the comments! Indigenous [...]
North Carolina close to raising minimum marriage age from 14 to 16
The Southeastern American state of North Carolina is unfortunately a marriage destination for an alarming number of persons from around [...]
Do the Olympics lend legitimacy to China’s persecution of the Uyghurs?
Almas Nizamidin, who was given asylum in Australia for being persecuted in China, is calling for a total boycott of the Beijing Winter [...]
The U.K. is making migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation
Brexit and the pandemic have left the United Kingdom with severe labor shortages. To cover the needs of the agriculture sector, the [...]
Domestic workers report exploitation, abuse in Saudi Arabia
Kenyan migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia continue to report shocking accounts of extreme exploitation and abuse at the hands of [...]
Law banning child marriage in England & Wales comes into force
Read our campaign field report. In a win for the Freedom United community, this week the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) [...]
Australia is introducing “game changing” protections for migrant workers
Australia is set to introduce new visa protections to protect migrant workers from forced labor.
Tesla and Toyota still among car manufacturing brands tarnished by Uyghur forced labor
A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) found aluminum made by Uyghur forced labor may be in the supply chains of many global car [...]
U.K. Home Office fails to address company exploitation, targets migrant workers instead
The new government in the U.K. has pledged to step up deportations, with those caught working illegally being “detained and swiftly [...]
US slashes global anti-slavery funding while rolling back trafficking protections at home
In a move sending shockwaves across the global anti-trafficking sector, the US government has terminated 69 US international programs [...]
Regional Declaration Wants Help for Asylum Seekers
Australia just signed a regional agreement committing to tackle the issue of people smuggling. It includes a recommendation that [...]
Technology Tracks Illegal Fishing Industry
Technology can now track the illegal fishing industry.
French Holding Camp in Vietnam Where Victims Await Exploitation
There are details of a holding camp in Northern France, reports The Guardian, where young vulnerable Vietnamese are housed before they [...]
Advocates: Modern Slavery Laws Should Decriminalize Sex Work
Advocates are warning that Australia needs to decriminalize sex work if the country’s new modern slavery laws are to help those [...]
More Than 1,000 Cases of Forced Marriage in UK in 2017
The UK government received 1,196 reports of potential cases of forced marriage last year. The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), which handles [...]
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