[vc_row ct_padding=”u-no-space”][vc_column][ct_goal]To secure a legally binding update to an important international forced labor law from 1930.[/ct_goal][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][ct_summary]The Forced Labor Convention, (full title: ILO Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labor, 1930 (No.29)) was drafted in 1930 and so hideously outdated. In 2014, the International Labor Organization held a discussion and vote to decide whether an update to this law […]
Victory category: Forced Labor
Modern Slavery in FIFA Construction (Qatar)
[vc_row ct_padding=”u-no-space”][vc_column][ct_goal]To call on the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and its President, Sepp Blatter, to use its influence over the World Cup organizers to ensure all future World Cups are slavery free, starting with Qatar as a top priority.[/ct_goal][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][ct_summary]Numerous reports from partner organizations as well as large international NGOs documented the intolerable conditions faced by migrant workers employed in […]
Anti-Slavery Legislation (Australia)
[vc_row ct_padding=”u-no-space”][vc_column][ct_goal]To ask our advocates to push Australia to adopt the Crimes Amendment Legislation (Slavery, Slavery-Like Practices and Human Trafficking) Bill in 2012. [/ct_goal][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][ct_summary]This bill aimed to amend the Criminal Code to address gaps in Australia’s existing law and its ability to protect people from all forms of modern slavery, including those that go beyond […]
Legislation to Protect Military Contractors from Slavery (US)
[vc_row ct_padding=”u-no-space”][vc_column][ct_goal]President Obama announced an Executive Order to crack down on government contractors that had been accused of human trafficking. The executive order is a major step toward preventing human trafficking by contractors, but it doesn’t go far enough. We asked advocates to sign a petition asking the U.S. Senate to pass the bipartisan End Trafficking in […]