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What Will Happen to Migrant Workers after the World Cup?

The spectacle of the World Cup has brought increased international attention on the labor abuses workers face in host countries Russia [...]

Will Indian Courts Speed Up Justice for Trafficking Victims?

Over the past few months, Indian courts have surprisingly delivered speedy judgements in several human trafficking cases. This includes [...]

Foreign Aid: Stopping Migration or Fighting Slavery?

While the world’s largest economies have ramped up foreign aid to combat modern slavery, funding has been erratic at the country [...]

Abysmal Rankings for Brazil’s Fashion Brands

The 20 biggest fashion retailers in Brazil scored abysmally in a new supply chain slavery index compiled by Fashion Revolution. The [...]

Qatar Promises Fund for Cheated Workers

Qatar is setting up an insurance fund for migrant workers cheated out of their wages, a move welcomed by labor rights campaigners. The [...]

Filmmaker: Top Brands “Willfully Ignorant” to Child Slavery

The director of a new film that documents children as young as five being trafficked for their labor says the world’s top brands [...]

How You Can Help This Christmas

As Christmas shoppers make their last minute purchases, campaigners are calling on consumers to understand who is behind the products [...]

“Slavery At Sea” Versus “Slavery on Land”

The spotlight on Thailand’s fishing industry has distracted much needed attention from labor abuses in other sectors in the [...]

Youth Face Harsh Conditions, Possible Forced Labor in North Korea

Last month thousands of North Korean students travelled to Mount Paektu, a sacred mountain where Kim Jong Un is building a massive [...]

Supermarket Marks & Spencer Reveals 135 Tea Suppliers

British retailer Marks and Spencer has become the latest company to go transparent about its tea supply chain, making it the first [...]

Typhoo Joins Britain’s ‘Big Six’ in Tea Supply Chain Transparency

Typhoo has become the last of Britain’s top six tea brands to join a pledge to go transparent about its suppliers in Assam, [...]

47% Spike in Forced Marriage Cases in Britain

New data from the UK’s Forced Marriage Unit shows that there has been a 47% spike in reported cases of forced marriage since last [...]

500 African refugees held captive in Libya head to Rwanda

Some 500 African refugees who were held captive in Libya’s notoriously abusive migrant detention centers will be evacuated to [...]

Taiwan failing to protect vulnerable migrant workers

Migrant workers in Taiwan are increasingly subjected to discrimination, debt bondage, and exploitation at the hands of powerful [...]

New database shows almost half of countries don’t criminalize slavery

There are few goals more universal than ending modern slavery. But nearly half of countries do not actually criminalize it, according [...]

Migrant domestic workers in UK need stronger protections during pandemic

In an opinion piece for Thomson Reuters Foundation, immigration lawyer Ayesha Mohsin has called on the UK government to increase [...]

Organ trafficking shows no sign of abating

In an opinion piece for Thomson Reuters Foundation, Seán Columb provides insight into the system of organ trafficking and illegal [...]

Saudi Kafala labor reforms met with skepticism

Saudi employer found guilty of murdering domestic worker

A rare ruling this week found a Saudi woman guilty of abusing and murdering Abiron Begum, a migrant domestic worker. A Saudi Arabian [...]

What the anti-slavery movement can learn from climate activism

The reality of climate change and the detrimental impact of the fossil fuel industry on the environment and human rights is no longer [...]