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June 2, 2021

Turning Technology Against Human Traffickers

Last October, the White House released the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. The plan was motivated, in part, …

Hearing: The Role of Technology in Countering Trafficking in Persons
June 2, 2021

Hearing: The Role of Technology in Countering Trafficking in Persons

Hearing: The Role of Technology in Countering Trafficking in Persons Congressional Committee for House Science, Space, and Technology Witnesses: Ms. …

Growing Number Of Male Survivors Talk About Being A Sex Trade Victim
May 26, 2021

Growing Number Of Male Survivors Talk About Being A Sex Trade Victim

Male victims of sex trafficking are telling their stories. By speaking out they hope to destroy the myth that boys …

Apparel and Footwear 2021 Benchmark Report
May 26, 2021

Apparel and Footwear 2021 Benchmark Report

Workers in apparel supply chains are among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, workers had …

‘Slavery’ found at a Malaysian glove factory. Why didn’t the auditor see it?
May 26, 2021

‘Slavery’ found at a Malaysian glove factory. Why didn’t the auditor see it?

In December 2020, with coronavirus infections spreading rapidly across factories and workers’ dormitories in Malaysia, officials raided latex glove maker …

United States Urges WTO Members to Address Forced Labor on Fishing Vessels in Ongoing Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations
May 26, 2021

United States Urges WTO Members to Address Forced Labor on Fishing Vessels in Ongoing Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today submitted a proposal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) bringing …

Forced Labor Evidence Brief: Due Diligence and Transparency Legislation
May 24, 2021

Forced Labor Evidence Brief: Due Diligence and Transparency Legislation

This work is part of a series of Forced Labour Evidence Briefs that seek to bring academic research to bearon …

China’s Muslim refugees say they are victims of slave labor
May 24, 2021

China’s Muslim refugees say they are victims of slave labor

ABC News’ Bob Woodruff reports on Uighurs who say they’re being forced into slave labor inside China’s Xinjiang region, and …

How the 43 largest food sector companies tackle forced labor
May 24, 2021

How the 43 largest food sector companies tackle forced labor

Felicitas Weber, Know the Chain project lead at the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, talks with Ian Welsh about …

Pushing Back on Prison Labor
May 7, 2021

Pushing Back on Prison Labor

Lots of furniture at City University of New York institutions is made by inmates in prison. That’s not a secret. …