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COVID-19 in the Coffee Sector: Challenges for Workers and Farmers
September 2, 2020

COVID-19 in the Coffee Sector: Challenges for Workers and Farmers

In many countries, including major producing nations such as Brazil and Colombia, workers in the coffee sector have been defined …

Concluding remarks by UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons
September 2, 2020

Concluding remarks by UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons

The adoption of the Palermo Protocol1 in 2000 mobilized enormous energies worldwide to eradicate trafficking in persons. The Protocol provided …

Petition under 19 U.S.C. §1307 concerning the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China
September 2, 2020

Petition under 19 U.S.C. §1307 concerning the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China

Pursuant to 19 CFR §12.42(b),1 the undersigned organizations submit this petition to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) concerning …

UK & US: Halt Forced Prison Labor Goods From China
September 2, 2020

UK & US: Halt Forced Prison Labor Goods From China

Uyghurs (or Uighurs, Uygurs) are ethnically and culturally a Turkic people living in the areas of Central Asia referred to …

Qatar reforms: Greater job mobility and higher minimum wage
September 2, 2020

Qatar reforms: Greater job mobility and higher minimum wage

Qatar has announced two significant reforms, one of which loosens the stranglehold sponsors (kafeels) have over workers’ mobility in the …

Impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic on contemporary forms of slavery and slavery-like practices
September 2, 2020

Impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic on contemporary forms of slavery and slavery-like practices

Tomoya Obokata was appointed as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, by the Human …

Qatar: New laws to protect migrant workers are a step in the right direction
September 2, 2020

Qatar: New laws to protect migrant workers are a step in the right direction

The Qatari authorities have taken a significant step towards protecting migrant workers by passing two laws which could strike at …

Mujeres vendidas de Nigeria: Trata de personas y prostitución forzada
September 1, 2020

Mujeres vendidas de Nigeria: Trata de personas y prostitución forzada

Nigeria se ve particularmente afectada por la trata de personas. Mujeres jóvenes son atraídas a Europa con falsas promesas y …

Advocates’ Experiences With Media and the Impact of Media on Human Trafficking Advocacy
August 31, 2020

Advocates’ Experiences With Media and the Impact of Media on Human Trafficking Advocacy

The present qualitative study explores advocates’ opinions of misinformation about human trafficking in the media and describes advocates’ strategies to …

US Sanctions on Chinese Apparel Companies for Forced Labor Hit Retail Supply Chains
August 28, 2020

US Sanctions on Chinese Apparel Companies for Forced Labor Hit Retail Supply Chains

There is a risk that garments made from cotton produced by XPCC could be subject to a Customs and Border …