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From Catering to Coding, Survivors Find New Jobs

We’ve seen the headlines on modern slavery around the world, but what do survivors do after they escape or are rescued? How do [...]

Nigeria Seeks to Reward Whistleblowers

The Nigerian government is ramping up its efforts to combat human trafficking with the support of millions of pounds in British aid. [...]

Malaysia Plans Special Court for Human Trafficking Cases

Malaysia is setting up a special court to deal with the rising number of human trafficking cases in the country. The move was welcomed [...]

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 [...]

Clipper Latest Tea Brand to Reveal Suppliers

British tea company Clipper is the latest brand to reveal its list of Indian suppliers amid a global campaign by Traidcraft Exchange [...]

Where is the UK’s New Anti-Slavery Chief?

The UK’s anti-slavery commissioner, Kevin Hyland, resigned seven months ago, citing government interference in his post. Today, [...]

Drug Mules Twisting UK Anti-Slavery Law

The UK Modern Slavery Act is being twisted by drug mules in their attempt to recruit children, telling them that they will not be [...]

Men, Boys Comprise Six in 10 of Britain’s Victims

The number of suspected victims of modern slavery in Britain surged last year, rising to more than 7,000. That marks more than a third [...]

What’s Next for Nigerian Trafficking Survivors in Italy?

In 2016 some 11,000 Nigerian women arrived in Italy by sea. Four in five of them were destined to become victims of trafficking for [...]

India’s Election Looming, Brick Kiln Workers Appeal to Politicians

The majority of India’s 12 million brick kiln workers are held in debt bondage, stuck at brick factories after labor contractors [...]

Thai Sex Workers Reject Anti-Trafficking Raids and Rescue

Sex workers in Thailand are rejecting the “raid and rescue” model used by authorities to crack down on human trafficking, [...]

New York Makes Trafficking Survivors’ Addresses Private

New York has become the latest US state to allow survivors of human trafficking to make their addresses private. The move is intended [...]

The price of slavery-free seafood

A new study proves what we’ve always known – that producing goods without exploiting workers has a price. Changing a [...]

Payzee takes her call to end coerced child marriage to UK Parliament

In a powerful speech at the British Parliament on Wednesday, Payzee Mahmod shared her experience of child marriage and urged the [...]

Coronavirus lockdown threatens recovery for survivors in Bangladesh

Many survivors of modern slavery in Bangladesh have achieved fresh starts as budding entrepreneurs, but their progress is under serious [...]

Somali parliament takes step backward with new bill permitting forced marriage

In a disappointing reversal of progress towards ending forced marriage in Somalia, the nation’s parliament last week introduced a new [...]