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Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labor
August 27, 2024

Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labor

US$236 billion. This is the obscene level of annual profit generated from forced labour in the world today. This figure …

Trafficking and the Olympics: the true cost of the games
August 24, 2024

Trafficking and the Olympics: the true cost of the games

We explore the French authorities’ “social cleansing” efforts to project a polished image for Paris 2024, and how they have …

Inside the human trafficking scandal rocking Scotland’s fishing industry
August 23, 2024

Inside the human trafficking scandal rocking Scotland’s fishing industry

A harrowing BBC investigation has unveiled that dozens of workers from the Philippines, Ghana, India, and Sri Lanka may have been trafficked …

Propaganda as a weapon: China’s using tourism to paint over genocide
August 23, 2024

Propaganda as a weapon: China’s using tourism to paint over genocide

Over the last decade the Chinese government has used surveillance, detention and forced labor to suppress resistance from Uyghurs. The Diplomat reports …

New U.K. policies ignore past lessons and still failing migrants
August 23, 2024

New U.K. policies ignore past lessons and still failing migrants

The U.K. government’s recent announcement of hostile immigration policies has outraged campaigners and experts, who argue these measures endanger migrants …

More victims of modern slavery in U.K. jails than perpetrators
August 23, 2024

More victims of modern slavery in U.K. jails than perpetrators

Modern slavery victims in the U.K. are legally entitled to specialist support under the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract regardless …

The formidable organ trade happening in Asia
August 23, 2024

The formidable organ trade happening in Asia

Organ trading is a lucrative industry generating up to US$1.7 billion annually. The problem? About 10 percent of all transplants …

Workers ‘treated like slaves’ on Scottish fishing boats
August 22, 2024

Workers ‘treated like slaves’ on Scottish fishing boats

Dozens of workers from around the world may have been trafficked into the UK to work for a small family-owned …

Invisible Victims: The nexus between disabilities and trafficking in human beings
August 22, 2024

Invisible Victims: The nexus between disabilities and trafficking in human beings

The crime of trafficking in human beings is a serious global human rights violation and security threat. Yet it continues …

CBP Modifies Withhold Release Order on Yu Long No. 2
August 22, 2024

CBP Modifies Withhold Release Order on Yu Long No. 2

Agency will no longer detain imported seafood products harvested by Yu Long No. 2 WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection …