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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 [...]

Australia’s Uyghur community pushes government to take action on Uyghur Region

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 [...]

U.S. begins blocking solar materials produced in Uyghur Region

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 accountability at U.K. hearing with “willful ignorance”

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 [...]

Sex Trafficking is Big Business in the U.S.

Sex trafficking is big business in the U.S.; annually, in Denver it nets $39.9 million; and in Atlanta, $290 million according to [...]

Disturbing Increase in Trafficked Children

A disturbing increase in trafficked children used for both labor and sexual exploitation increased last year by 46%. The National [...]

Lebanon Repeals Law that Allowed Rapists to Marry Victim

A couple of weeks after Freedom United joined the campaign, Lebanon has became the latest Arab state to do away with a law that allowed [...]

227 Migrants Found in Forced Labor in Sicily

Eight arrests have been made and legal proceedings launched against 33 farming companies in Sicily after police raids found over 220 [...]

Major UK Ruling on Immigration Status of Trafficking Survivors

A Ghanaian man who was trafficked to the UK and spent years trapped in modern slavery has won a significant victory in the court of [...]

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 [...]

UK Rules 45-Day Support for Victims is Unlawful

The UK Home Office’s policy of providing victims of modern slavery with merely 45 days of support has been ruled potentially [...]