Funders should place more trust in grassroots leadership and expertise, civil society groups react to the U.S. TIP Report, and a UK Court of Appeal ruling puts the onus on companies to clean up their supply chains or risk criminal prosecution.
Read MoreThis year’s TIP Report highlights technology’s role in both trafficking and anti-trafficking activities, leaders vow to strengthen protection efforts in the Indo-Pacific region, and Canadian stakeholders issue guidelines on the reporting of gender-based violence.
Read MoreA new report claims the UK has rolled back domestic workers’ rights even as its legal system facilitates their exploitation, GFEMS announces its closure at the end of the year, and African child migrants are brutally exploited by European drug cartels.
Read MoreCountries bidding to host the men’s FIFA World Cup have troubling human rights records, car makers face forced labour risk in their supply chains, and Filipino farmers say they were tricked by fraudulent job offers under a South Korean seasonal worker scheme.
Read MoreThe response to human trafficking for forced criminality must include CSO perspectives, a new law helps protect domestic workers in Ukraine, and UN experts flag up the risk of trafficking and exploitation faced by migrant workers in the UK.
Read MoreInternally displaced persons and refugees are at a higher risk of trafficking in Sudan, the new EU Directive expands the Anti-Trafficking Law, and a Global Witness investigation highlights human rights abuses linked to Myanmar's rare earth mining.
Read MoreGender inequality in family law increases the risk of exploitation in Africa, the UK fails to track critical data on modern slavery, and Myanmar’s military forcibly conscripts Rohingya men and boys to fight against rebel groups.
Read MoreThe destabilizing impact of organized crime networks is a danger to security and democracy, sex workers aim to ensure their inclusion in an upcoming UN report, and cotton produced with forced labour is found in products sold by global retailers.
Read MoreAn Indian law enforcement operation targets local traffickers for scamming compounds, the latest IOM World Migration Report shows a major increase in international remittances, and California poultry companies must pay millions in back wages amid labour law violations.
Read MoreIntergenerational cycles of abuse perpetuate online exploitation in the Philippines, the European Parliament moves forward with human rights legislation, and ASEAN-ACT explores the intersection between disability and trafficking in Southeast Asia.
Read MoreReports reveal the extent of migrant worker vulnerability to climate-related health risks, UN experts urge Malaysia to protect Bangladeshi workers, and trafficking victims are subject to systematic violations by authorities in north-east Syria.
Read MoreTrafficking prevention strategies must evolve to include overlooked populations, Kenyan CSOs call for laws to address online exploitation, and a UK campaign group makes recommendations for a tech company Code of Practice in response to the Online Safety Act.
Read MorePartnerships between groups in origin and destination countries allow greater scope for anti-trafficking work, migrant kidnapping cases surge at the U.S. Southern Border, and data ecosystem gaps must be addressed to combat forced labour in supply chains.
Read MoreDonors must empower community groups to make aid more effective, the Indian shrimp industry requires urgent reform of its exploitative practices, and the organized crime rings behind scamming compounds now make US$3 trillion a year.
Read MoreUpheaval at Nepal’s Labour Ministry curtails progress on migrant worker rights, experts sound the alarm over high levels of trafficking in Sudan, and a report reveals that sugar labourers in India have hysterectomies in order to keep working.
Read MoreAn Indonesian CSO urges fintech companies to collaborate on child abuse prevention strategies, Human Rights Watch flags up harmful migrant detention conditions in Malaysia, and a U.S. court rules in favor of major tech brands accused of supporting child labour.
Read MoreAn Indonesian CSO urges fintech companies to collaborate on child abuse prevention strategies, Human Rights Watch flags up harmful migrant detention conditions in Malaysia, and a U.S. court rules in favor of major tech brands accused of supporting child labour.
Read MoreMigrant children without birth certificates are at risk of exploitation in Saudi Arabia, experts welcome progress on the EU forced labour ban but identify flaws, and campaigners urge the UK Government to investigate the treatment of unaccompanied child asylum seekers.
Read MoreA grassroots group collaborates with local communities to address child labour in Ghana, an international alliance calls on the EU to protect crime victims irrespective of their residence status, and a report says the Ukraine war is reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes.
Read MoreSoutheast Asian countries are in need of a common victim identification framework, a policy brief examines disappearances as a tool of organized crime, and a new report offers a deep analysis of forced labour in U.S. jails and the private wealth it generates.
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