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U.K. still importing medical gloves from firm accused of forced labor

An investigation by The Guardian published this week has revealed that the U.K. government is continuing to source personal protective [...]

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Melbourne domestic servitude case ends in jail time for couple

A Melbourne couple who kept a Tamil woman from India in domestic servitude for eight years have both been handed prison sentences this [...]

Home Office refuses to release study about why people seeking asylum come to the U.K.

The U.K.’s interior ministry is refusing to release research into the factors which encourage people to migrate to the United [...]

Landmark forced marriage & sexual violence bill passes in Indonesia

On Tuesday, Indonesia finally passed a long-awaited sexual violence bill that finally outlaws forced marriage in the country, [...]

U.K. anti-slavery tsar post remains unfilled

The U.K. Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s post has been vacant for four months sparking concerns that the Home Office is [...]

“Sham” forced labor investigation into Tesco supplier

Police in Thailand have been accused of conducting a sham investigation into forced labor allegations raised by workers at VK Garment [...]

More organ trafficking victims come forward in U.K.

More victims of organ trafficking in the U.K. are coming forward following the first organ trafficking conviction under modern slavery [...]

Modern slavery is a “feature” of care sector according to U.K. immigration

Restrictions on the free movement of workers around the E.U. have significantly increased the likelihood of exploitation in the U.K., [...]

Thousands of Nigerian women lured and exploited in Ivory Coast

Thousands of Nigerian women and girls, some as young as 13, are being trafficked to towns and cities in Ivory Coast by agents taking [...]

On the blacklist for using Uyghur forced labor? Australia’s not bothered

Since 2021, when the U.S. passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), dozens of companies have been blacklisted over their [...]

Marriages from Hell, Cambodia to China

Marriages from hell await some Cambodian women. China's one-child law along with their preference for male children has made it [...]

Afghan Child Soldiers Too Young for War

The number of Afghan child soldiers is rising although the government has promised to do away with minor recruits...

Law Passed in Qatar Protects Domestic Workers’ Rights

Qatar approved a new law on Tuesday that limits the number of hours domestic workers can put in each day. This was the first to [...]

Australian Supply Chains and Modern Slavery

Australia is in the midst of creating legislation that would combat modern slavery, but the terms are proving to be contentious. A [...]

Nxivm ‘Self-Help’ Group Founder Arrested for Sex Trafficking

The co-founder and leader of “self-help” group Nxivm, Keith Raniere, has been arrested for sex trafficking female [...]

Australia Introduces Modern Slavery Bill, But No Penalties for Failing

The Australian government introduced the Modern Slavery Bill to parliament today, a move that will require some 3,000 companies to now [...]

Libya Traffickers Find New Scapegoat: Boat Drivers

The man charged with driving a boat full of 129 migrants to Europe from Libya had no idea how to sail. Traffickers had shoved him to [...]

Child Trafficking Rife in Picturesque Cartagena

Cartagena is one of Colombia’s top tourist destinations, with its historic architecture and easy access to white sand beaches. [...]

Why Abandoned Seafarers Risk Losing Everything if They Disembark

A captain and his 10-man crew have been stranded off the coast of the UAE for 18 months, abandoned at sea with no supplies, no wages, [...]

‘Babies born into slavery’: The trafficking crisis at Uganda’s orphanages

It’s not hard to find children — sometimes even babies — working on the streets of Kampala. Sitting on the streets, forced to beg [...]

Tech giants accused in lawsuit over DRC child mining deaths

Five of the world’s biggest tech firms have been implicated in the death and serious injury of children working in cobalt mines in the [...]

Migrant hotel workers in UAE face uncertain future amid pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic’s devastating impact on the hospitality industry has left many migrant hotel workers in the United Arab [...]

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Payzee Mahmod continues fight to end child marriage in U.K. and warns of pandemic risk

Payzee Mahmod, the survivor-advocate leading Freedom United’s campaign to end child marriage in the United Kingdom, spoke with The [...]