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Droughts and cyclones fuel trafficking fears for climate migrants
June 21, 2022

Droughts and cyclones fuel trafficking fears for climate migrants

While climate change is worsening poverty and inequality in the country, policymakers have rarely considered it as a driver of …

2021 Federal Human Trafficking Report
June 21, 2022

2021 Federal Human Trafficking Report

Executive Summary Human trafficking is the crime of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel an individual to work or …

Letting exploitation off the hook? Evidencing labour abuses in UK fishing
June 20, 2022

Letting exploitation off the hook? Evidencing labour abuses in UK fishing

Executive summary Year-on-year, the number of migrant fishers crewing United Kingdom-flagged fishing vessels is seemingly increasing. Primarily from European states, …

‘You complain, you get fired’: migrant crews on UK fishing boats speak out
June 20, 2022

‘You complain, you get fired’: migrant crews on UK fishing boats speak out

Trapped by the terms of ‘transit visas’, many seafarers from outside the EEA are facing exploitation, danger and violence. Emmanuel …

US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and services for ‘little to no pay at all’
June 18, 2022

US prison workers produce $11B worth of goods and services for ‘little to no pay at all’

Despite producing nearly $11 billion worth of goods and services each year, incarcerated workers in the U.S. earn an average …

Can a new law stop China’s forced labour?
June 17, 2022

Can a new law stop China’s forced labour?

Rayhan Asat is a Uyghur human rights and business practices lawyer. (Jeenah Moon/Reuters) On June 21, a new labour law comes …

June 16, 2022

Built on Repression: PVC Building Materials’ Reliance on Labor and Environmental Abuses in the Uyghur Region

Over the course of the last five years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government has embarked on a campaign …

Toxic Tiles: How Vinyl Flooring Made With Uyghur Forced Labor Ends Up at Big Box Stores
June 16, 2022

Toxic Tiles: How Vinyl Flooring Made With Uyghur Forced Labor Ends Up at Big Box Stores

Illustration: Isip Xin for The Intercept When Brittany Goldwyn Merth ripped up the carpets in her Maryland home in March …

June 14, 2022

It’s Time to Talk: Children’s Views on Children’s Work

Key messages of a group of 9-year-old girls, Indonesia The absence of working children and youth at the III Global …

Open letter: change course on the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
June 14, 2022

Open letter: change course on the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

Children at work repairing bicycles | Carl Heibert. All rights reserved. Child labour will not end in 2021, and trying to eliminate …