Activists have given further warnings this week that human trafficking will increase when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union [...]
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
OPINION: Forced organ harvesting could be making its way into the UK health system
‘Slavery-like conditions’ in Brazil’s charcoal industry
Brazil is the world leader in charcoal production, according to the most recent available data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture [...]
Trafficking Hotline Calls Increase
Trafficking hotline calls are increasing. This information refers to both the number of calls reporting trafficking and calls from [...]
Brick Layers Rescued from Trafficking
Brick layers were rescued from a construction site in Karnatake, according to police on Monday.
Bangladesh Makes a Way to Bring Sex Trafficked Girls Home
Girls and boys who are forced to go to India as sex workers might wait years to come back home to Bangladesh after they are rescued, [...]
India Holds World’s Biggest March to Protect Children
According to Reuters, thousands of activists came together in southern India on Monday. The event they were attending may well be the [...]
Traffickers Targeting the Homeless in the UK
UK charities are warning that traffickers are targeting homeless people, exploiting them for slave labor under false promises of work [...]
US Ban on Slave-Made Goods Needs More Bite
Despite the US banning imports made with slave labor, lawmakers and advocates say that billions worth of these illegal goods still make [...]
Five Gains in the Anti-Slavery Movement in 2017
As the world turns its attention to the problem of modern slavery and human trafficking, it is worth taking a moment to look back on [...]
Is the Super Bowl Actually a Magnet for Sex Trafficking?
The Super Bowl has been called the “single largest human trafficking incident” in the United States, but is this really [...]
Only 58% of UK Gov’t Suppliers Comply with Modern Slavery Law
The UK government’s own suppliers are failing to live up to the the standards set by the UK Modern Slavery Act. According to [...]
UK Modern Slavery Act Sends Drug Dealers to Jail for Trafficking
Two gang members in London who used a teenage girl to carry and sell drugs have been jailed for human trafficking in a landmark legal [...]
Children Missing from UK Care Homes Vulnerable to Trafficking
Increasing numbers of children placed in care homes — or foster care — in the UK are going missing, and experts say they are [...]
Andy Hall: Trendy Smartphone Apps Give No Power to Worker Organizing
Human rights campaigners say that companies who are looking to clean up their supply chains from labor abuses need to invest in [...]
Automakers Urged to Follow Mercedes-Benz on Mica Supply Transparency
Campaigners are urging automakers to be more transparent in how they source the mineral mica — which adds a shimmer to cars — after [...]
Agricultural Firms Recycling UK Modern Slavery Statements
British farms that are required to report on how they are addressing modern slavery are failing to do so despite being known sites for [...]
Wealth Management Capital Sets Sights on Slavery
The principality of Liechtenstein — a global capital for wealth management — has launched a new initiative to mobilize the global [...]
‘Triple Threat’ of Slavery Alarms British Hoteliers
Loud music, used condoms, and alcohol may seem nothing new for British hotel owners. But combined with activities like last-minute [...]
Don’t Teach Me How to Sew — I Want to Play the Drums
“Why would you need training in stitching or becoming a beautician, especially when you are an excellent drummer?” asks [...]
Disney, Fisher-Price Doll Factory Under Investigation
A factory in China producing Disney and Fisher-Price dolls is the subject of a new investigation as it has emerged workers were [...]
Will Hong Kong Get its Own Anti-Slavery Law?
A Hong Kong lawmaker is vowing to make a renewed push to lobby the government to pass a anti-slavery law akin to the UK Modern Slavery [...]
At Last, UK Picks New Anti-Slavery Commissioner
After nearly nine months of the role being vacant, Britain has at last selected a new anti-slavery commissioner — Sara Thornton, head [...]
Rohingya Dreaming of Malaysia Not Deterred by Traffickers
Amina Begum is a Rohingya refugee living in a camp in Bangladesh, but she has her sights on making it to Malaysia to join her husband. [...]