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Forced prison labor on the docket this election cycle
October 25, 2024

Forced prison labor on the docket this election cycle

Join Freedom United’s upcoming webinar: US Elections 2024: Confronting the legacy of slavery! Register here. On November 5, voters in Nevada …

Champagne: a billion-dollar industry built on exploitation
October 25, 2024

Champagne: a billion-dollar industry built on exploitation

The champagne industry is a billion-dollar enterprise, yet much of its wealth is built on the backs of exploited workers. …

Globally respected Cambodian journalist on human trafficking released on bail
October 25, 2024

Globally respected Cambodian journalist on human trafficking released on bail

Award winning journalist Mech Dara, who was arrested Oct 1st, was released on bail after providing a video “apology” for …

Survivors of modern slavery in the UK, will they finally be recognized?
October 25, 2024

Survivors of modern slavery in the UK, will they finally be recognized?

Following numerous reports that trafficking survivors had been waiting years to be identified as victims of modern slavery, the U.K. …

The Human Cost 2 new EU laws aim to reshape global business by enforcing ethical supply chains, focusing on human rights and sustainability
October 23, 2024

The Human Cost 2 new EU laws aim to reshape global business by enforcing ethical supply chains, focusing on human rights and sustainability

Two new EU laws passed this year are poised to transform global business. By shaking up legal frameworks and corporate …

A Lawmaker’s Guide to Stopping Orphanage Trafficking
October 23, 2024

A Lawmaker’s Guide to Stopping Orphanage Trafficking

This briefing book, prepared by the Inter-Parliamentary Taskforce on Human Trafficking, serves as a practical guide for legislators on how to–through …

Protecting Children from Dangerous Work
October 23, 2024

Protecting Children from Dangerous Work

Proposals for the U.S. Department of Labor on protecting children from dangerous work are set out in a new report from Governing …

Saudi Arabia: migrant workers at Carrefour sites exploited and forced to live in squalor – new report
October 23, 2024

Saudi Arabia: migrant workers at Carrefour sites exploited and forced to live in squalor – new report

Workers from Nepal, India and Pakistan made to work 16-hour days and threatened with costly lay-offs if they refused to …

Is the UNTOC working? An assessment of the implementation and impact of the Palermo Convention
October 23, 2024

Is the UNTOC working? An assessment of the implementation and impact of the Palermo Convention

In 2000, the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), also known as the Palermo Convention, was adopted in a …

Scamming operations relocate to Cambodia as China moves to protect its borders
October 23, 2024

Scamming operations relocate to Cambodia as China moves to protect its borders

Cambodia has experienced significant growth in online scamming operations and related human trafficking over the past 12 months, as Myanmar-based …