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Indian comic hero challenges sex trafficking stigma

A female Indian superhero character continues to challenge stigma on human trafficking and sex crimes in a third instalment of the [...]

Rise in modern slavery complaints doesn’t translate to more rescues in Brazil

Brazil received considerably more complaints of slave-like working conditions in 2019 than 2018. But officials reported on Tuesday that [...]

The impact of coronavirus on child victims of trafficking

With the UK on a government-imposed lockdown in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Catherine Baker from our partner [...]

New Israel-Thailand labor deal raises fears of migrant exploitation

Activists and academics have expressed their concern that a new partnership between the governments of Israel and Thailand could leave [...]

What is the role of awareness-raising in tackling modern slavery?

When presented with the horrific spectrum of crimes that fall under the umbrella term of modern slavery, it is understandable why our [...]

No more chains: Anti-slavery campaigns urged to stop relying on shock images

Thailand bans prisons from using inmates to make fishing nets

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Thailand bans use of prison labor to make fishing nets

At Freedom United, we campaign to end forced labor in prisons and the conditions of servitude in which nearly 800,000 incarcerated [...]

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 [...]

Airbnb Looks to Tackle Sex Trafficking in Rental Homes

Airbnb, the short-term home rental company, says it is investing in new technology to stop human traffickers who are turning their [...]

UN Business and Human Rights Officials Scrutinize Thailand

Officials from the U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights are visiting Thailand on a 10-day mission to assess if the [...]

Rescued from Circuses, Artists Educate Nepalis about Slavery

You wouldn’t know it, but Nepal’s first contemporary circus is made up of contortionists, aerialists, and jugglers who all [...]

Children Sketch Life in Slavery, Giving Social Workers Insight

Social workers helping Indian children who were rescued from bonded labor are finding that drawings produced by these kids are giving [...]

Colombia Discovers Hundreds of Child Laborers from Venezuela

The Colombian government is campaigning to eradicate child labor in the country, estimating that around 850,000 children aged 5 to 17 [...]

Britain Launches Slavery Inquiry over Child Drug Runners

A parliamentary committee in Britain launched an inquiry into the country’s progress in tackling modern slavery over concerns [...]

Scrapping China’s Two-Child Policy May Help Curb Bride Trafficking

China is reportedly considering scrapping its decades-long family planning policies that limit the number of children couples can have. [...]

Nearly 75% of Victims Denied Compensation

The overwhelming majority of victims of human trafficking in the United States do not receive compensation from their convicted [...]

Global Agreement on Measuring Forced Labor

20 million or 46 million? A new global agreement “to map and count the victims of forced labour is a landmark that activists say will [...]