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June 10, 2020

Efforts by States to Eliminate the Exception Allowing Slavery or Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime

The Thirteenth Amendment to The U.S. Constitution abolishes slavery and involuntary servitude except when it is punishment for a crime.Twenty-three …

Finding Home
June 3, 2020

Finding Home

Finding Home is a unique documentary about trafficking, as the stories go far beyond the actual trafficking experiences. Finding Home …

June 3, 2020

UK Anti-Slavery Charity Sees Jump in Labor Abuse Calls to Helpline

Calls about labour abuse to a British helpline rose 42% last year as workers at building sites, hotels and car …

CBP Modifies Withhold Release Order on Gold Imports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 3, 2020

CBP Modifies Withhold Release Order on Gold Imports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

U.S. Customs and Border Protection modified a withhold release order (WRO) today such that gold imported from the Democratic Republic …

Lessons From Humanitarian Crises
June 3, 2020

Lessons From Humanitarian Crises

Humanitarian crises are known to amplify vulnerabilities to modern slavery, not just in the immediate aftermath but these effects can …

Labor Exploitation in Immigration Detention
June 3, 2020

Labor Exploitation in Immigration Detention

Even though asylum seekers do not have a right to work, detainees in immigration removal centres, where people are held …

Thailand Found Failing to Log Fishermen’s Complaints of Abuse and Slavery
June 3, 2020

Thailand Found Failing to Log Fishermen’s Complaints of Abuse and Slavery

Complaints of labour abuses and slavery on Thai fishing boats are routinely going unreported by the authorities, an analysis by …

May 27, 2020

Tackling Bonded Labor in Southern India

India’s textile industry is rife with bonded labour, a common form of modern slavery in which a person must work …

Lilya 4 Ever
May 27, 2020

Lilya 4 Ever

16 year-old Lilya lives in a poor and dreary suburb somewhere in the former Soviet Union. She dreams of a …

Study Reveals Dramatic Rise in the Prevalence of Internet-based Child Sexual Exploitation in the Philippines
May 27, 2020

Study Reveals Dramatic Rise in the Prevalence of Internet-based Child Sexual Exploitation in the Philippines

Within three years, the estimated prevalence rate of internet-based child sexual exploitation in the Philippines more than tripled – from …