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Freedom United Fashion Pledge
Fast fashion, a global phenomenon, has revolutionized the clothing industry, but its dark side looms large. Behind the allure of [...]
Pledge to end debt bondage in mica mining
Credit: Courtesy of CNA and The Moving Visuals Co. Watch ‘The Ugly Side of Beauty’ here. “Three years ago I got a [...]
Open letter to Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour
To: Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour REF: Migrant Domestic Worker Wages Dear Ms. Lammia Yammine Douaihy, We are writing to express [...]
Amend the 13th : Outlaw slavery in the United States
It is 2024 and slavery and involuntary servitude is still legal in the United States. Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, [...]
Call for laws that put people and planet before profits
Why we need to put people before profit Right now, there are millions of people all over the world being forced to work to produce [...]
End child exploitation in cocoa
Companies, stop child exploitation in cocoa! Child slavery and child labor have plagued the cocoa industry in Côte d’Ivoire and [...]
End slavery in the U.S. prison and detention industry
Watch our Instagram live conversation with Be Better Belmont. Forced labor should not be legal in the United States. But it is, and [...]
Divest from forced labor in Eritrea
Watch our discussion on tackling forced labor in Eritrea. The Eritrean government’s program of mandatory and indefinite national [...]
COVID-19: Call for survivor and migrant access to healthcare
Watch our discussion exposing the gaps between international standards and lived experiences of modern slavery protection. The COVID-19 [...]
Free Uyghurs from forced labor in China
“If the government tells you to work, you go.” — Uyghur laborer, Aksu, China. People belonging to ethnic, cultural, and religious [...]
Urge California to ensure all its temporary workers are free from slavery
Thousands of temporary workers are being trafficked into forced labor in California under threat of violence, deportation, and harm to [...]
Lift the Ban: give survivors the right to work & live in dignity
Watch people on the streets of London share their thoughts on granting people seeking asylum the right to work. Instead of focusing on [...]
Hotels: take action against slavery
No one should be above the law. Yet hotels are leaving workers and service-users at risk of exploitation, with some even failing to [...]
Demand US Customs block imports of tainted palm oil
Did you know that there is a high risk that palm oil linked to forced labor and environmental destruction could end up on US [...]
Malaysia: End debt bondage for migrant workers
The Malaysian government is proposing employers deduct 20% from migrant workers’ salaries. The reason? To prevent workers from fleeing [...]
Traidcraft Exchange are Asking: Who Picked My Tea?
What tea brand do you drink? Did you know that many tea blends include tea from Assam, where people get poverty wages, are scared to [...]
Help stop forced labor of detainees
“…detainees began to work in the kitchen just so they could eat more…one detainee lost 68 lbs. Their ‘volunteering’ involved literally [...]
Ethical Production & Purchasing
Day 4: RESEARCH YOUR FAVOURITE BRAND Chances are decent that your clothing was made under less than ideal working conditions. But what [...]
Drink coffee in the direction of freedom
When you buy fair trade coffee from Camano Island, Set Free receives 10% of your purchase. Learn more here.
Urge Monster to investigate slavery risk in its drinks
Monster Beverage Corporation, which controls 43% of the U.S.’s energy drinks market, states that there is a “minimal risk” of slavery [...]
No Penalty, No Progress: Urge Australia to make big business take action
We know all too well that many workers in Asia endure forced labor to bring us the garments, foods, electronics and other goods we [...]
My Story, My Dignity Pledge
Why we need to pledge to protect survivors’ dignity The anti-modern slavery sector relies on strong stories and eye-catching [...]
Expect more: tell Target to stop supporting slavery in Uzbekistan
Target Corporation often offers prices that seem too good to be true - how do they keep their prices so low? Turns out some of Target’s [...]