CLIMATE CHANGE
There is a growing, global movement for governments to pass mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation requiring companies to enact preventative measures, conduct robust risk analyses, and face punishments for failing to prevent all human rights violations—including human trafficking and forced labor—in their supply chains.
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July 31, 2024
Introduction Equidem is a human and labour rights not-for-profit working globally to promote the rights of marginalised communities, accountability for …
April 26, 2024
That Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change is no longer news. Being a deltaic low-lying plain …
April 16, 2024
Abstract Although climate change is among the main ecological crisis the world is grappling with today, relevant discourses on the …
March 27, 2024
New research from Nottingham Rights Lab and the University of Nottingham School of Geography shows that combined climate change and …
March 27, 2024
This article examines the intersection of human trafficking with climate change, conflict, COVID-19 and technology. Challenges often bring opportunities, so …
March 27, 2024
The Dark Side of Fast Fashion According to an analysis by Business Insider, fashion production comprises 10% of total global carbon emissions, …
February 9, 2024
Two women look on to the site where their homes used to be after the mudslide in Regent, Freetown, in …
February 2, 2024
Devex’s Raj Kumar sat down with several leaders to discuss how the climate crisis intersects with their work: Peter Sands, …
January 26, 2024
NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024 – In new investor guidance and a policy briefing launched today by co-authors Anti-Slavery International, the …
January 15, 2024
Violence against women and children, including sexual abuse and exploitation, remains a taboo subject in the policy debates attended by …
January 5, 2024
GENEVA (28 July 2023) – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is essential to effective prevention of trafficking in persons, especially …
December 15, 2023
Abstract The Sundarbans region of Bangladesh and India face several climatic risk factors, and for communities in the area they …
May 12, 2023
We live in an era of climate disasters. Over the last four decades, climate-related emergencies have increased by over 80%, …
May 16, 2023
Little is known about the intersection of climate, disability, and human trafficking. Due to a lack of research looking at …
May 5, 2023
If Malawi continues on its current development trajectory, another 4 million people will be driven into extreme poverty due to …
April 24, 2023
The climate crisis, and the many ways it will reshape the world, necessitates that governments everywhere sharpen their focus not …
April 23, 2023
In the wake of extreme weather and other climate change disruptions, women are disproportionately at risk of violence and displacement. …
March 10, 2023
‘Guest worker programs are a complete failure in the US. They hurt immigrant workers and employers.’ Photograph: Resilience Force In his …
March 10, 2023
A growing group of laborers is trailing hurricanes and wildfires the way farmworkers follow crops, contracting for big disaster-recovery firms, and facing …
February 27, 2023
The climate crisis is here, and people are feeling the consequences now. Climate induced migration and displacement are putting populations on …
January 9, 2023
Internal climate migrants are rapidly becoming the human face of climate change. According to the new World Bank report “Groundswell …
January 9, 2023
A popular supposition is that natural disasters generate immediate criminal activity by human traffickers. There is little evidence to support …
January 9, 2023
Millions of climate-displaced people are victims of modern slavery. They end up in forced labor or debt bondage, have to …
January 9, 2023
This is the first part of a three-part cooperation between ProPublica and the New York Times. To see all relevant …
November 29, 2022
A ‘certificate of origin’ scheme could counter concerns about renewables supply chains, says Clean Energy Council The Australian clean energy …
November 10, 2022
The report heard around the world The world has been united in horror following the “code red for humanity” declared …
July 25, 2022
In response to mounting public pressure, companies have moved rapidly to launch media campaigns highlighting their commitment to a green …
July 14, 2022
A ruined house a little way down the valley from a mudslide. The brown mark shows how high the torrent …
June 21, 2022
Climate change increases the risk of natural disasters and places a strain on livelihoods; it exacerbates poverty and can potentially …
June 21, 2022
Internally displaced Somali women sit with their children as they wait for malnutrition screening at the Dollow hospital in Dollow, …
June 21, 2022
While climate change is worsening poverty and inequality in the country, policymakers have rarely considered it as a driver of …
June 21, 2022
We know very little about the impact of climate change on human trafficking. Anecdotal evidence from countries across the world — according …
June 8, 2022
Developing countries are losing wealth as they are hit by extreme weather and rising seas, says V20, amid calls for …
May 25, 2022
Women wait for relief distribution in the Lakhimpur district, Assam, India in September 2020. The Kakoi river in the background …
May 24, 2022
April 24 marked nine years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Just the day before, dangerous structural …
May 16, 2022
Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and …
May 10, 2022
Executive Summary Rampant labor exploitation in temporary migration schemes, climate crisis, prevalent vaccine apartheid, tragedies at borders and in detention …
May 10, 2022
The exploitation of workers is at an all-time high. However, traditional concepts of slavery combined with gendered expectations means that …
April 13, 2022
In 2021, global sales of electric vehicles more than doubled. This year, automakers are projected to make another huge gain, …
March 28, 2022
Foreword Human migration and mobility may well be age-old phenomena touching almost every society around the world. However, they have …
March 21, 2022
Children have become an important part of large-scale population movements both within and between countries and are likely to be …
March 6, 2022
This Summary for Policymakers (SPM) presents key findings of the Working Group II (WGII) contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report …
March 6, 2023
A waste picker stands in the landfill at Dandora in Nairobi, Kenya. The Changing Markets Foundation Acrid smoke constantly billows …
February 8, 2022
The Road to Ruin? Electric vehicles and workers’ rights abuses at DR Congo’s industrial cobalt mines
Executive Summary Cobalt is everywhere. It is a silvery-blue mineral used in the rechargeable batteries that power our mobile phones, …
November 3, 2021
Climate change is emerging as a potent driver of mobility. The report Groundswell Part II: Acting on Internal Climate Migration …
November 3, 2021
Climate change is emerging as a potent driver of mobility. The report Groundswell Part II: Acting on Internal Climate Migration …
November 3, 2021
Climate change is emerging as a potent driver of mobility. The report Groundswell Part II: Acting on Internal Climate Migration …
November 3, 2021
Executive summary Modern slavery and climate change have emerged as concurrent crises in the contemporary world. While these phenomena have …
November 1, 2021
Climate change affects everyone. Changing weather patterns have left millions of people at risk of losing their homes and livelihoods; environmental degradation …
November 1, 2021
Image: Haze following forest fires in Riau, Indonesia. Photo by: Aulia Erlangga / CIFOR / CC BY-NC-ND In response to the urgent …
September 24, 2021
Executive summary Contemporary forms of slavery are often categorised as slavery, slavery-like practices, bonded labour, debt bondage and forced sexual …
September 24, 2021
This sequel to the Groundswell report includes projections and analysis of internal climate migration for three new regions: East Asia …
September 24, 2021
Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery, flags report
Climate change-induced extreme weather events put women, children and minorities at risk of modern slavery and human trafficking. The phenomenon …
September 24, 2021
Millions of people forced to leave their homes because of severe drought and powerful cyclones are at risk of modern …
September 21, 2021
BARCELONA, Sept 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Salamatu, 22, from northern Ghana, has worked as a porter in Accra for …
February 16, 2021
Originally published in: Earth Refuge The world is reckoning with the mounting strain of climate change. While the U.S. confronts …
May 9, 2018
At least 21 million people globally are victims of human trafficking, typically involving either sexual exploitation or forced labor. This …