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Raids on French winemakers find 167 Bulgarian trafficking victims

Europol raids on French winemakers near the eastern city of Lyon have uncovered 167 suspected victims of human trafficking from [...]

Tackling modern slavery in 2020

With the new decade starting, we are moving closer and closer to 2030. In 2015, the UN made a formal commitment to ensure a better [...]

Child labor and debt bondage persist in Cambodian brick industry

Child labor and debt bondage remain widespread in Cambodia’s brick kilns despite an alleged successful crackdown by the government, a [...]

Pandemic poses great risks to India’s most marginalized

In an opinion piece last week for Thomson Reuters Foundation, Dalit rights activist Ritwajit Das and slavery expert Aidan McQuade [...]

Focus on U.K.’s “pitiful” support for survivors ahead of Anti-Slavery Day

In an opinion piece for Thomson Reuters Foundation, immigration lawyer Ayesha Mohsin made a new plea for the U.K. to increase its [...]

Brazilian government takes landmark action against tobacco exporter

The Brazilian government has this week taken action against a tobacco company for the first time over conditions of modern slavery on a [...]

Cocoa giant admits it can’t trace its suppliers

Olam International, one of the largest producers of cocoa beans in the world, is one of three companies facing charges by the Brazilian [...]

Horrors Faced by Gay Sex Slaves

Three Hungarian men held as sex slaves in New York and Miami described in court the horrors faced by gay sex slaves. But they finally [...]

Trafficking Crisis Shakes Native American Reservation

A trafficking crisis fueled by poverty, isolation, joblessness, violence,and crystal meth addiction is leaving an ugly mark on the Fort [...]

New Worries After Garment Factory Blast in Bangladesh

A deadly boiler explosion in Bangladesh killed 10 workers. According to union leaders, it was just one in a string of tragic accidents [...]

Little Protection for Women Picking Cotton in Pakistan

A Reuters article tells the story of a widow named Amina Batool who has worked in extreme conditions in Pakistan’s cotton fields [...]

‘Green Cars’ and the Risk of Child Slavery

Are electric vehicles — or “green cars” — the way of the future? Or is there a risk of slavery in their supply [...]

How Stigma Silences Male Trafficking Victims

“It is hard – every time I tell my story I feel people do not believe me because I am a man, and should not have fallen into this [...]

Shifting Liability of Child Sex Abuse to Web Companies

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s ethics watchdog is calling on the government to introduce laws that would shift the [...]

Uber Drivers Given Tips to Spot Human Trafficking

Uber is teaming up with U.S. anti-trafficking groups ECPAT-USA, Thorn, and The McCain Institute in an effort to train its drivers on [...]

Nigerian Traditional Leader Revokes Curse on Trafficking Victims

Oba Ewuare II, A traditional leader in Benin in Nigeria’s Edo state, has dismissed the curses placed on trafficking victims by [...]

Colombian Tourist Flagship Targets Child Sex Tourism ‘Pirates’

Authorities in the Colombia are pledging to work with businesses, tourist agencies, and advocacy groups to combat commercial sexual [...]

India: Child Marriages Tied to Domestic Slavery, Sexual Exploitation

Officials in the the Indian state of Maharashtra are warning that child brides are being trafficked for sexual exploitation and [...]

Brands Using Certification Schemes Fail to Stop Labor Abuse

A previous version of this article unfortunately contained an image featuring tea brands which are not implicated in the recent news [...]

Is Your Natural Make-Up Free of Forced Labor?

As the global demand for natural make-up soars, analysts are warning that key components of these products are often linked to child [...]

‘Hackathon’ Challenges Young Colombians to Create Anti-Trafficking App

IBM, the United Nations, anti-trafficking campaigners, and university students in Colombia are gearing up for the country’s [...]

Why Garment Workers are Rejecting a Pay Raise

Garment workers in Bangladesh have rejected a minimum wage increase, arguing that it is not enough to live on and urging global fashion [...]

Bonded Labor Verdict Creates a Buzz in India

Survivors of bonded labor at a rock quarry in Tamil Nadu state are welcoming a stiff sentence for their former employers. It’s a [...]

“Opposite of Trafficking isn’t No Trafficking” — it’s Labor Rights

Legal action alone is not going to end modern slavery. Rather, according to activists, campaigners, and lawyers, the world needs to get [...]