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India Introduces Child-Friendly Courts to Aid Testimonies

Rahda was only 13 when she had to testify in court about how she was trafficked for sexual exploitation when the defense lawyer started [...]

Hotels face legal action in US over sexual exploitation claims

Several major hotel groups have been accused of profiting from the trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and [...]

Progress in Uzbekistan but more action needed to end forced labor

A new report from the International Labor Organization has found that Uzbekistan is making great strides toward ending the systemic use [...]

Religious cult and building firm found using forced labor in Brazil

This past week, two more names have been added to Brazil’s “dirty list” – a list launched in 2003 naming companies using forced labor [...]

New Mexican series shows human trafficking is “in broad daylight”

A new documentary television series is receiving praise for its survivor-centered exploration of human trafficking in Mexico. The Route [...]

Tackle modern slavery by empowering workers

New findings from a report published last week, “Developing Freedom: The Sustainable Development Case for Ending Modern Slavery, Forced [...]

Disney doll factory in China investigated over treatment of workers

Nestle Sets Example for Other Companies

When Nestle Company admitted that slave labour was used in its seafood supply from Thailand, it set an example for other companies. [...]

Tuna giant Thai Union Turning a Corner?

Thai Union Group PCL is the largest tuna company in the world. It announced on Thursday that it would do away with recruitment fees in [...]

Conviction of Emirati Princesses is Strong Message to Traffickers

“No one, even if you are a princess, is above the law” The conviction of eight Emirati princesses in Belgium were recently [...]

U.N. Concerned with Children Working on Lebanese Farms

Reuters reports that Lebanese farms are using children as young as five-year-old as workers. Most of those children are Syrian [...]

Myanmar Workers Fight Defamation Charges in Thailand

A group of migrant workers from Myanmar pleaded not guilty to charges of defamation this week by their former employer, Thammakaset [...]

Remembering Dignity in the Fight to End Modern Slavery

A quick internet search for human trafficking brings up the same images: ropes, chains, girls behind bars, often sexualized and branded [...]

India Petition Calls for Crackdown on Child Sex Trafficking

An Indian politician is calling for greater enforcement of the law to catch those who pay to have sex with children. Fashion designer [...]

The “Game Changing” Anti-Slavery Fund at Davos

Leaders meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week are aiming to raise $1.5 billion USD. With it, they say they can halve [...]

Why Pregnant Victims Of Trafficking Lack Antenatal Care

A new report in Britain has revealed that nearly two out of three trafficking victims who are pregnant — often because of rape [...]

UN: Thai Businesses Must Act to Curb Abuses at Home and Abroad

The United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights has completed its 10-day visit to evaluate Thailand’s progress in [...]

India Death Penalty for Child Rape Won’t Deter Traffickers

Criminals trafficking children for sexual exploitation are unlikely to be deterred by a new government order approving the death [...]

Murder of Teenage Indian Maid Sparks Calls for Tougher Laws

A 16-year-old girl, Soni Kumari, from eastern Jharkhand state has been murdered, her body chopped up and dumped in a drain after she [...]

Can Blockchain Save Moldova’s Children from Traffickers?

Laura wasn’t even 18 when a palm reader told her that she could make $180 working on a beetroot farm in Russia — a good sum of [...]

Ten Million Victims Go Missing from India Slavery Report

The new 2018 Global Slavery Index reports a significant change in the number of victims of modern slavery in India, dropping sharply to [...]

Kids Held Hostage to Force Moms into Sex Work

Human traffickers in Mexico are holding children hostage as a tactic to force their mothers into sex work, campaigners warn. These same [...]

Colombia Gears Up for ‘La Madame’ Trial

Colombia is gearing up for the trial of an infamous pimp in Cartagena, with prosecutors hoping it will send a strong message to sex [...]

Myanmar Girls Sold into Marriage for “3 Years and a Baby”

China’s one-child policy and gendercide has brought about a severe gender imbalance in China. Even though China now allows [...]