The TIP, Trafficking in Person's report, explains that while Thailand has made significant efforts to eliminate trafficking during the [...]
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Forced Labor Survivors Fall Through Cracks and have Trouble Reintegrating
Men who are trafficked into forced labor can have difficulty reintegrating into their lives once they return.
Myanmar’s Downgrade Prompts Action
It is fairly clear that Myanmar should ramp up efforts to combat trafficking since the United States’ rated them as one of the world's [...]
UN human rights chief due to update on efforts to assess situation in Uyghur Region
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, will update the 49th session of the Human Rights Council on [...]
In Colombia, Who’s Most Vulnerable to Trafficking?
Colombians driven from their homes by civil war are at high risk of being trafficked, but little is known about the true scale of the [...]
Nepali Survivor Climbs Everest to Raise Trafficking Awareness
NEW DELHI — Kanchhi Maya Tamang is perhaps the first trafficking victim to climb Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. The [...]
Eritrea: Forced conscripts and draft evaders face worsening conditions
The ongoing conflict in Ethiopia is exacerbating conditions for those who have been forcibly conscripted and those who evade [...]
Labor Abuses Lead to Death of Fisherman
In the South China Sea, in disputed oceans, the murder of a fisherman from Vietnam serves as a cruel reminder of labor abuse...
Trafficking Taking a Toll in Indonesian Fishery Wars
Indonesia is moving to secure its fisheries under President Joko Widodo, an extension of the resource nationalism that has touched [...]
Tragic Consequences of Human Trafficking
There are tragic consequences of human trafficking worldwide in the midst of conflicts. Yet in spite of all the efforts to bring [...]
Thai Army General Convicted of Human Trafficking
BANGKOK – An army general, Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen, was found guilty of human trafficking at a trial on Wednesday. There were [...]
US Will Fight Harder to End Modern Slavery
The US will fight harder to end modern slavery. January has been designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month [...]
Cameroon Busts Regional Child Trafficking Ring
Cameroon says it has busted a major regional child trafficking ring that kidnapped children and trafficked them for sexual [...]
India Must Do More to Rescue Trafficked Victims
A prominent Indian charity says India must do more to rescue trafficked victims...
Officials Gave Visas to Husbands of British Girls Forced into Marriages
The British government says it will launch an investigation following reports that British officials issued visas to foreign husbands [...]
Trafficking is a Billion Dollar Enterprise
Trafficking is a billion dollar enterprise. It negative impact is global, corruptive, and hinders a country's ability to prosper...
Unilever Tops Rankings for Tackling Forced Labor
Unilever has come out on top of this year’s rankings of food and drink companies for their strong efforts to tackle forced labor [...]
Thailand Pressured to Resolve Slave Labor
Thailand is being pressured by the United States and European Union make more reforms in its fishing industry in order to resolve slave [...]
US Releases New Rules on Child Bride Petitions
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was updating guidance on petitions to bring child [...]
Brick Kilns, Bonded Slaves, and Activists
Brick kilns, bonded slaves, and activists. Thanks to the work of activists in India's western Maharashtra, thousands of brick kiln [...]
Peru’s First Indigenous Radio Drama Tackles Slavery
Peru’s indigenous women and girls from poor communities are particularly vulnerable to human trafficking, ending up in domestic [...]
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Use of Child Labor
Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of nearly one billion, struggles with poverty, which in turn leads to more and more child [...]
New York Finds Ex-Chinese Construction Exec Guilty of Forced Labor
A federal court in Brooklyn has delivered a guilty verdict in the case of a former Chinese construction executive charged with forced [...]