In recent weeks fast-fashion company Boohoo has come under fire for labor abuses allegedly occurring in their suppliers’ factories in [...]
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New U.S. asylum rules endanger victims of slavery
On June 15, 2020 the Trump administration proposed sweeping new rules that would severely restrict the ability of refugees to gain [...]
Live through us George Floyd
Our Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James, comments on the murder of George Floyd. The murder of George Floyd in police custody [...]
Q&A: Taking the trafficking out of sex work
Sex trafficking has long been separated from the broader crime of human trafficking. But some are beginning to question whether this [...]
Help protect farmworkers like me from modern slavery
Descargue este blog en español Campaign Summary: Thousands of temporary workers are being trafficked into forced labor in California [...]
“What is happening in my homeland is cultural genocide”
Uyghur activist Rahima Mahmut shares how the Chinese government’s repressive system of forced labor in the Uyghur Region has [...]
How to stay home and take action!
This is a strange time for the world and so much has changed about our daily lives. With many of us staying inside where possible, and [...]
Let’s remember that addressing racial discrimination is crucial to ending modern slavery
Modern slavery can affect people of any gender, age, ethnicity, or race. However today on International Day for the Elimination of [...]
Our executive director shares thoughts on coronavirus & modern slavery
It’s hard to deny that the effects of coronavirus or Covid-19 are wide-reaching, as drastic attempts to reduce its impact become ever [...]
Bangladesh film screening brings attention to labor issues in garment industry
On Thursday night, Freedom United supporters gathered in New York City for a screening of Rubaiyat Hossain’s new docudrama Made in [...]
Imagine your worst experience. How would you want your story told?
In January the Freedom United team ran its first My Story, My Dignity workshop at the Faith and Anti-trafficking conference organized [...]
France and Côte d’Ivoire make a strong commitment to ending forced labor
Freedom United gathers roundtable discussion in New York UN staff and NGO workers came together today for a lively roundtable [...]
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