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Eighty Percent of Children in Orphanages are Not Orphans

There are millions of children living in orphanages and other institutions around the world. Yet alarmingly, child rights experts warn [...]

UN Reaches Global Anti-Slavery “Milestone”

This Monday, the majority of United Nations members backed a global pact on migration that has potential to stem human trafficking [...]

US Senate Condemns Cuban Doctor “Slavery”

A program that sends Cuban doctors around the world is being condemned by US Senators who say it qualifies as human trafficking. In a [...]

Unaccompanied Child Migrants Failed by Britain

Around 2,400 migrant children arrived in Britain unaccompanied in 2017, with no parent or caretaker. Some of them were victims of human [...]

Philippines Launches Center to Fight Child Cybersex Trafficking

The Philippines has launched its first center to fight the online sexual abuse of children as the country continues to be a hotspot for [...]

Hope as Countries Tackle Orphanage Trafficking

There are signs of hope that countries are waking up to the problem of orphanage trafficking. It’s a perplexing problem in which [...]

Are Investors Putting Climate Change Before Modern Slavery?

Major investors should not simply focus on climate change and global warming, but also compel companies to tackle modern slavery when [...]

Ecuador Focuses on Trafficking of Indigenous Communities

Ecuador is poised to launch a new anti-trafficking plan aimed at prevention and assisting survivors of trafficking through 2030. While [...]

Landmark challenge could block EU imports of ‘slave-picked’ Uzbek cotton

A new legal challenge filed on Monday in Britain could pave the way for the European Union to prevent slave-made goods from entering [...]

India aims to fight trafficking with facial recognition

The fourth-largest railway system in the world is set to become an important defense against human trafficking as India prepares to [...]

Calls for faster progress on fifth anniversary of UK Modern Slavery Act

In an opinion piece for Thomson Reuters Foundation on Monday, Jakub Sobik of Anti-Slavery International drew attention to the need for [...]

Security watchdog calls for reinforced criminal justice to prevent trafficking surge

A senior European security official has warned that governments must prioritize bringing human traffickers to justice in order to [...]

Momentum against Uyghur forced labor grows as U.S. and U.K. governments take action

The U.S. government has banned all cotton from the Uyghur region, while the British government is introducing new rules to prevent [...]

U.N. sees ‘major progress’ on forced labour in Uzbek cotton harvest

Uyghur activist says U.S. legislation “just the start”

Jewher Ilham is a human rights advocate, author, and the daughter of Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, the renowned activist and human rights [...]

Documentary Focuses on Sex-trafficking in Cambodia

LONDON, Aug 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cambodians say that when human traffickers arrive in a village, they bring a storm and [...]

Mauritania Vows to Stop Slavery

Mauritania is now committed to improving its fight against slavery. This would make it the second African nation to approve the United [...]

Walmart Looking into Note Found Recounting Forced Labor in China

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc recently reported that it is investigating the origins of a note that [...]

Indian Nun Rescues Sex Trafficking Victims from Middle East

Sister Vanaja Jasphine, a 39-year-old Indian nun who rescues Cameroonian women from slavery, is asking for more support for victims as [...]

North Korea Refutes UN Claims of Forced Child Labor

As reported by Reuters, Han Tae Song, the North Korean ambassador to the United Nations, spoke to the UN Committee on the Rights of the [...]

Modern Slavery in Britain’s Car Washes

Bodgan was tricked into a job washing cars for 12 hours a day and no pay. When he tried to quit, his employer threatened him and forced [...]

Indian Data Underestimates Scale of Trafficking

The Indian government has released new data on human trafficking in the country, but campaigners say the estimates are far below that [...]

Cancer Charity Looks to Sell Slavery-Free Goods

What if you purchased merchandise that helped fund cancer research, but then found out that it was produced using forced labor? This is [...]

“Migrant TripAdvisor” Launched in Italy

A new smartphone app designed to help new migrant workers has been launched in Italy. Named MigrAdvisor, the app assists migrants [...]