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Former Bonded Laborers Elected to Village Councils

Three former bonded laborers were elected to village councils in the past week, a turn of events described by experts as “a [...]

Canada Closer to Anti-Slavery Supply Chains Law

Canada may be the next country to pass legislation to combat modern slavery in supply chains. In October 2018, the Canadian [...]

Brazilian Transwomen Trafficked Over Transition Promises

Police have broken up a human trafficking ring in Brazil that targeted transgender women in Ribeirao Preto, a city in Sao Paulo. [...]

Mexico Cuts Non-Profit Funds, Endangering Trafficking Shelters

Mexico’s shelters for victims of human trafficking are at risk of closing down following government cuts to non-profit funding. [...]

Fair Labour Alliance Pushes for Global Recruitment Overhaul

Over 150 million people travel abroad to find work, but many of those going through recruitment agencies are at risk of being [...]

Fighting stereotypes of modern slavery in new London art exhibit

A celebrated Syrian artist, Sara Shamma, has just opened her new exhibition in London, which seeks to capture the realities of modern [...]

137 child slavery victims rescued in Côte d’Ivoire in first major operation in years

The government of Côte d’Ivoire vowed to strengthen its efforts against child labor after a police operation last week rescued 137 [...]

Indian modern slavery survivors find relief in crowdfunding campaigns

Crowdfunding for medical procedures, new businesses, and creative projects has become popular in India in recent years. Now, modern [...]

British modern slavery hotline calls jumped last year

Activists and experts worried about the threat the coronavirus crisis poses to the British anti-slavery movement will be disheartened [...]

Progress stalls on sex workers’ rights in India

Do you think India should give sex workers rights and aid, or just aid? Leave your thoughts in the comments below! “I need work, not [...]

Success! Sudan ratifies ILO Forced Labor Convention

Success! Sudan ratifies ILO Forced Labour Protocol

In a major milestone for Freedom United’s campaign calling on world governments to ratify the ILO Forced Labour Protocol (P29) [...]

Millions of children in orphanages at risk of exploitation & trafficking

Nobel Laureate calls for global fund to protect against child labor crisis

Want to end child labor in the world? Build social protection nets for the most vulnerable in low-income countries, especially women [...]

Thailand Reported Progress on Illegal Fishing

Thailand reported progress on Thursday on its efforts to deter illegal fishing practices, an effort to show improvements before IU [...]

Satyarthi: Save this Generation

Kailash Satyarthi, a Nobel Peace Laureate, posed a challenge at the first World Humanitarian Summit to save this generation...

Program Allows Domestic Workers in India to Improve Skills

CHENNAI, India. There is a new program in southern India that aims at helping domestic workers improve their skills and hopefully [...]

Young Footballers Encouraged to Embrace Their ‘Right to Dream’

Many boys in West Africa attend football schools in hopes of landing a career with one of Europe’s topnotch teams. However, many [...]

Qatar Says World Cup Workers Respected

As Qatar gets ready to host the 2022 World Cup, it is pushing back against allegations of worker exploitation. Media reports that just [...]

UN Security Council Passes New Resolution on Trafficking

The UN Security Council unanimously approved a new resolution aimed at cracking down on human trafficking and modern slavery after a [...]

Delhi “Godman” Trafficks Women and Girls in Ashrams

An Indian spiritual leader has been accused of trafficking and enslaving dozens of young women and girls at several ashrams in Delhi [...]

Disney, Walmart Back Tech Startups to Tackle Slavery

Big brands from Disney to Walmart are backing a new $23 million venture fund to tackle forced labor in supply chains. The new [...]

Three Years on, is the UK Modern Slavery Act Falling Flat?

As the UK Modern Slavery Act marks its third anniversary, anti-slavery campaigners say that while the law has uncovered more cases of [...]

U.S. Threatens to Cut Aid to Pakistan over Human Trafficking

The United States is warning Pakistan that it could cut aid to the country — tens of millions of dollars — if it finds that the South [...]

Traffickers Target Children as Indian Schools Break for Summer

As India’s schools begin a two-month break, anti-trafficking campaigners are warning that traffickers are going after [...]

Sex Traffickers Plot to Sell Nigerians at Russia’s World Cup

Nigerian officials are warning that human traffickers are planning to exploit newly relaxed Russian visa controls by selling Nigerian [...]