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Uzbekistan’s Cotton Field Abuses Continue

Uzbekistan's cotton field abuses continue. A State Department Office said Uzbekistan "failed to make significant and sustained efforts" [...]

Shrimp, Lipstick, Toys Might Equal Trafficking

Think shrimp, lipstick, toys when considering human trafficking. There are millions working in deplorable conditions to produce such [...]

India Agrees to Global Pacts to End Child Slavery

India has ratified two significant global agreements to fight child slavery, and thus committed the country to better international [...]

Center in India Established to Help Migrants

A Reuters article reports that a new resource center for Indian migrants who are employed in the Gulf area will likely reduce the risk [...]

Landmark Ruling on Indian Child Brides

The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that having sex with underage brides is now a criminal offense. As reported by Thomson Reuters [...]

Bonded Laborers Rescued from Indian Sugar Mill

28 bonded laborers working on a sugarcane field have been rescued in Karnataka state in south India. Police have now filed a complaint [...]

Indian Domestic Workers Demand Living Wages

Muthukani Murugesan told her employer that she was sick so that she could attend a rally with hundred of other domestic workers in [...]

Venezuelan Migrants Prey to Forced Labor in Brazil

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have been crossing into Brazil in an attempt to find jobs amid the country’s economic collapse. [...]

Helping Trafficked Chinese Women Escape US Massage Parlors

Advocates across the United States are working to help immigrant Chinese women in massage parlors who are victims of sex trafficking. [...]

Global ‘TripAdvisor’ for Migrant Workers Takes Aim at Modern Slavery

Migrant workers can now rate their recruitment agencies and warn fellow migrants of dangers through a new website that mirrors travel [...]

350 Victims Rescued in Interpol Raids across Latin America

Hundreds of suspected victims of human trafficking have been rescued in Interpol raids across 13 Latin American countries, [...]

Daily Violence, Sex Abuse in Walmart’s Asian Suppliers

Women who work in factories across Asia that supply clothes to Walmart face daily violence, slapping, and sexual harassment according [...]

‘White Hat Hackers’ Aim to Bust Human Traffickers on the Dark Web

When he’s not detecting intelligence threats to oil rigs and dams, Sergio Caltagirone spends his spare time searching for another [...]

Survivor: Financial Institutions Must Target Traffickers’ Dirty Money

A survivor of human trafficking is urging global financial institutions to do more to root out human traffickers that move and launder [...]

Britain’s First Safe House for Trafficked Kids

A charity has announced plans to open Britain’s first-ever safe house for child trafficking victims. The launch of Unseen’s [...]

Break in Missing Mexican Nursing Students Case

Police in Mexico have arrested a woman suspected of running a sex trafficking operation along the US-Mexico border. The case may be [...]

Progress as Tetley Reveals Indian Tea Suppliers

Tetley, the world’s second largest tea company, has revealed its list of suppliers in a drive to promote transparency in supply [...]

India: Protect Sex Workers’ Right to Reject Rehab

Campaigners in India are fearing that the country’s anti-trafficking bill could end up punishing consenting, adult sex workers by [...]

US Trafficking Hotline Sees Spike from Texting

The addition of round-the-clock texting this year to the US National Trafficking Hotline has led to a sharp rise in the number of [...]

Britain’s Top Tea Brand Reveals Suppliers

Unilever, the company behind Britain’s largest tea brands, including PG Tips, revealed its list of suppliers in a move to become [...]

UN Raps Ireland Over Fishers’ Scheme

UN rapporteurs are criticizing Ireland’s work permit scheme for migrant fishers, saying it makes them vulnerable to abuse and [...]

What Awaits Cambodian Brides Taken to China?

Thousands of Cambodian women have gone to China in recent years for marriage, but while some end up happily married, many others are [...]

Britain Rules 45 Days of Victim Support Isn’t Enough

The High Court has ruled that the current policy of giving victims of modern slavery just 45 days of government support is far too [...]

Mexico City Decriminalizes Sex Work to Fight Human Trafficking

Mexico City lawmakers have voted to decriminalize sex work in the capital, pledging that it is an important first step in tackling sex [...]