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“Essential” yet neglected: U.K. migrant workers unprotected from pandemic

Writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation on Tuesday, the chief executive of Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) argued that the U.K. has [...]

Child trafficking on the rise in Mali

As conflict worsens and schools shut as a result of COVID19, the U.N. has reported that child trafficking is increasing in Mali. [...]

How the pandemic makes it easier for traffickers in Europe

A new report by Council of Europe (CoE) anti-trafficking experts known as GRETA finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has made it easier for [...]

Modern slavery survivor calls for more seats at decision making tables

Writing for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a survivor of modern slavery who remains anonymous for fear of stigma, has issued a call to [...]

Slavery and Environment Links–Book

NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Human slavery and environmental destruction go hand in hand, a complex but [...]

Use Cell Phones to Report Human Trafficking

Use cell phones to report child labor, delayed wages, and trafficking.

India’s Garment Workers Seek Millions in Compensation

Thousands of workers in India’s textile industry are asking for millions of dollars in compensation, since a court agreed they [...]

The Photographer Who is Helping to End Modern Slavery

At the Thomson Reuters Anti-Slavery Summit last month, visitors were captivated by the images of Lisa Kristine. In this article, [...]

Girl from Assam Sold by Father for $7

Agents and sometimes even families drive into the tea gardens, pick any child and go. It’s become an accepted norm. [...]

How One Family Became Sex Traffickers

For nearly eight years, Mario Garfias, his younger brother Enrique, and their mother Esperanza trafficked young women for sexual [...]

Indian Textile Worker Death Raises Red Flags

A 21-year-old woman working at a textile factory in south India has passed away, renewing concerns about the working conditions for the [...]

Will Hong Kong Jail “Dishonest” Recruiters?

Unscrupulous recruiters in Hong Kong may face larger fines and a new punishment of three years behind bars for overcharging domestic [...]

Sex Trafficking Survivors: Support us to Achieve Justice

Survivors of sex trafficking are sharing their stories, demanding action and tougher laws to get them the justice they deserve. One [...]

The Commonwealth Summit: A Grand Stage for Theresa May

As leaders from the 53 countries in the Commonwealth gather in London this week, nearly 10 million children will be working as slaves. [...]

Victims Hope for Justice as Mexican Traffickers Extradited to US

After nearly twenty years, authorities have cracked a family-run international sex trafficking operation in Mexico that saw Mexican [...]

Church Asks Britons to Use App to Clean Up Car Wash Slavery

The Church of England and the Catholic Church are urging drivers across Britain to use a new, free mobile-phone app to report suspected [...]

Campaigner: Underage Brides are Victims of Child Labor

A legal expert says that the International Labour Organization should recognize child brides as victims of child labor as they often [...]

UK Ramps Up Deportation of Child Trafficking Victims to Vietnam, Eritrea, Afghanistan

Britain is ramping up deportations of former child trafficking victims to countries such as Vietnam, Eritrea, and Afghanistan and has [...]

US Takes “America First” Tone to Slave-Made Goods

The US Department of Labor has taken a new “America First” tone in publishing its biennial list of foreign goods made using [...]

Rohingya Girls Sold Off in Bangladesh

The United Nations says Rohingya girls are being sold into forced labor as a desperate attempt to escape overcrowded refugee camps in [...]

Adidas Soars, Monster Energy Fails in New Labor Rankings

Adidas has come out on top of a new human rights rankings list of apparel, agricultural, and extraction firms around the world. The [...]

Australia Passes World’s 2nd Anti-Slavery Law

Culminating years of campaigning, Australia has finally passed its own Modern Slavery Act, making it the second country in the world [...]

EU Lifts Yellow Card on Thai Fishing

The European Union has lifted its yellow card on Thai fishing imports nearly four years after the EU’s initial warning was issued [...]

Thailand Leads Asia by Ratifying Fishing Convention

Thailand took a major step forward in fighting modern slavery by ratifying the International Labour Organization’s Work in [...]