Thomson Reuters Foundation Archives

TPP Looks at Malaysia and Vietnam Labor Policies

Measures must be met by Malaysia in order to combat human trafficking. Vietnam needs to permit independent labor unions before [...]

Can Consumers Get Slavery out Textile Industries?

Consumers are the key, say global retailers, when it comes to getting slave labor out of the textile goods industries in India...

Makers Encouraged to End Supply Chain Forced Labor

Some leading shoe manufacturers like Nike and Puma have made improvements in correcting forced labor in leather supply chains a survey [...]

Italy Denies Supporting Libyan Traffickers

When questioned on Wednesday, Italy denied that it had participated in a deal to pay armed groups who had been implicated in [...]

Companies Failing to Disclose Slavery Risks

Major brands are failing to disclose the risks of human trafficking and forced labor in their supply chains according to Thomson [...]

Where are Children at Conferences on Child Labor?

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is having its IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labor in Buenos [...]

UN Calls on Facebook, Whatsapp to Stop Libya Traffickers

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) — also known as the UN Migration Agency — is calling on social media [...]

UK Proposes Law to Dedicate Resources to Trafficking Victims

UK lawmakers are proposing a bill that would significantly improve rehabilitation support for human trafficking victims in the country. [...]

‘Historic’ Indian Anti-Trafficking Law Heads to Parliament

India is moving closer to approving a national anti-trafficking law after the country’s cabinet approved it. The Trafficking of [...]

Labor Trafficking Now More Common than Sex Trafficking in Europe

Trafficking for labor exploitation is on the rise in Europe, and its numbers have overtaken those of sex trafficking across the [...]

Walmart, Nestle, Kellogg Back Sustainable Supply Chain Drive

Many of the world’s largest retailers are backing a new initiative to ensure that their supply chains are free from forced labor [...]

Swedish Girls Fearing Forced Marriage Told to Hide Spoon in Underwear

The Swedish city of Gothenburg is advising girls who fear that they will be taken abroad for a forced marriage or female genital [...]

‘Grooming’ is a Gateway to Online Child Sex Trafficking

Child sex traffickers are now hanging out on social media and gaming sites, pretending to be poor, troubled teens like the victims they [...]

Retailer John Lewis to Employ Survivors of Modern Slavery

Britain’s largest department store, John Lewis, has joined a program to provide jobs to hundred of survivors of modern slavery, [...]

Indian Sex Trafficking Survivors Take #MeToo Stories Online

Indian survivors of trafficking for sexual exploitation are making audio recordings of their experiences as part of a new social media [...]

Sheriff: Possible Trafficking at Nevada Brothels

Three Nevada brothels owned by a candidate for the state legislature are being investigated for possible immigration violations and sex [...]

Landmark Labor Ban for Gangmaster Couple

A British court has slapped a recruiting ban on a Leicester couple convicted of luring vulnerable migrant workers from eastern Europe [...]

FTSE 100 “Wholly Inadequate” in Fighting Slavery

Most of the FTSE 100 largest companies are failing to address modern slavery in their supply chains according to a new study by [...]

Rise in Young Women Trafficked to Afghanistan

Afghanistan is seeing a rise in young women from neighboring countries being trafficked into the country. The country has long [...]

Fathers of Indian Child Brides Trapped in Bondage

Makhanlal Ahirwal bought saris, bangles, and anklets for his 16-year-old daughter’s wedding last year. He provided her in-laws [...]

Child Trafficking at India’s Kumbh Mela Festival

The world’s biggest religious festival, the Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, attracts a whopping 150 [...]

Are Senegal’s Religious Schools Founded on Trafficking?

With no school to send his twin sons to in his village in Guinea-Bissau, Bubacar Cande decided to send them to neighboring Senegal to [...]

Brazil’s ‘Lollapalooza’ Festival Accused of Using Homeless as Slaves

Entertainment company TF4, which organizes Brazil’s edition of the Lollapalooza music festival, has been accused of using [...]

Nearly a Third of Gov. Suppliers Ignore UK Anti-Slavery Law

Britain has some work to do if it wants other countries to follow its lead. New research from business consultancies Sancroft and [...]