Boycotting fish may look like a simple answer, but it is too narrow a response to be an effective solution to the issues raised in the [...]
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Six months after US import block against FGV, still no remediation for forced labor
For immediate release [Download as pdf for media contacts] Washington, D.C.— On March 31, 2021, the Fair Labor Association (FLA) [...]
Acting against state imposed forced labor
Freedom United’s Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James, spoke at the UN Global Compact Network U.K.’s Business & Human [...]
Joint civil society monitoring finds systemic forced labor in Turkmenistan cotton harvest
A new joint report by leading independent Turkmen human rights groups exposes systemic forced labor during the 2020 cotton harvest in [...]
EU Parliament backs corporate accountability, but law can be strengthened
On March 10, 2021, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new EU law — 504 in favor, 79 against, and 112 [...]
Recommendations to U.S. Customs and Border regarding tainted palm oil
March 9, 2021 Today, as the petitioners in the FGV Holdings Berhad case that led to the block of the company’s palm oil imports into [...]
Q&A from Freedom United’s online event ‘Taking the trafficking out of sex work’
On February 3, Freedom United hosted an online event with an expert panel of speakers exploring how to build resilience to sex [...]
Robert Kraft: A case study in caution for the anti-trafficking sector
Nearly two years ago, Robert Kraft made national media headlines. The owner of the New England Patriots had apparently been linked to a [...]
Welcoming campaigner Payzee Mahmod to the Board of Directors
Freedom United is delighted to welcome Payzee to its Board of Directors, effective January 13, 2021. Payzee Mahmod is already familiar [...]
Calling on Universities to divest from prison slavery
You probably know that the United States did not abolish slavery with the 13th Amendment. Involuntary servitude remains legal as [...]
Survey results: What our supporters want from Freedom United in 2021
We can’t wait to share the results of our 2020 supporter survey! We now have a better idea of what inspires the Freedom United [...]
Urge California to protect all temporary migrant workers
Campaign Summary: Thousands of temporary workers are being trafficked into forced labor in California under threat of violence, [...]
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