Resources

February 14, 2022

Researching the extent and nature of Modern Slavery in Oxford

Foreword Slavery isn’t something that happens in some faraway country, it’s happening right here. Slavery doesn’t belong to some distant …

February 14, 2022

Dozens of teenage girls trafficked and exploited in first ever modern slavery fraud cas

Criminal gang recruited at least 30 vulnerable girls and used them to carry out fraud in retail stores to make …

February 14, 2022

Fresno Democrat wants to crack down on employers that exploit workers. Will this help?

A Fresno Democrat wants to establish a new investigative unit in California to crack down on labor trafficking. Assemblymember Joaquin …

February 14, 2022

‘Modern slavery’ draws more attention as new bill increases pressure on Ottawa to act

Pressure is mounting on Parliament Hill for the government to take action on international slave labour even as another bill …

Application of International Labour Standards 2022
February 10, 2022

Application of International Labour Standards 2022

GENEVA (ILO News) – The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, whose work constitutes the cornerstone …

February 10, 2022

Senators introduce bipartisan bill targeting forced labor in supply chain

The bill was introduced as China, host of the 2022 Winter Games, faces allegations it uses forced labor in the …

February 8, 2022

A Path to Freedom and Justice: a new vision for supporting victims of modern slavery

About the Report This report builds on the Unit’s 2020 report It Still Happens Here which explored the progress that …

February 8, 2022

La Route de la Ruine? Les véhicules électriques et les violations des droits des travailleurs dans les mines industrielles de cobalt au Congo

L’exploitation des travailleurs en RD Congo entache les véhicules électriques Un nouveau rapport révèle des conditions désastreuses, de la discrimination …

The Road to Ruin? Electric vehicles and workers’ rights abuses at DR Congo’s industrial cobalt mines
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, …

Fields of Peril: Child Labor in US Agriculture
February 8, 2022

Fields of Peril: Child Labor in US Agriculture

Hundreds of thousands of children under age 18 are working in agriculture in the United States. But under a double standard …