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The Brutality of Sugar: Debt, Child Marriage and Hysterectomies
March 27, 2024

The Brutality of Sugar: Debt, Child Marriage and Hysterectomies

Archana Ashok Chaure has given her life to sugar. She was married off to a sugar cane laborer in western …

Housing Needs of Survivors of Human Trafficking Study
March 27, 2024

Housing Needs of Survivors of Human Trafficking Study

Executive Summary The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2022 tasked the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with …

IOM’s Regional Situation Report on Trafficking in Persons into Forced Criminality in Online  Scamming Centers in Southeast Asia
March 27, 2024

IOM’s Regional Situation Report on Trafficking in Persons into Forced Criminality in Online Scamming Centers in Southeast Asia

Trafficking in Persons into Forced Criminality in Online Scamming Centers in Southeast Asia Testimonies from the Report: Nasim Nasim*, a …

What’s left after the E.U. CSDDD compromise?
March 22, 2024

What’s left after the E.U. CSDDD compromise?

After extensive negotiations and a near-failure to be passed, the European Council Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) and the European …

March 22, 2024

Trafficked Malawian women find a lifeline in WhatsApp group

Georgina, a 32-year-old woman from Malawi, envisions a promising future when she accepts an offer to work as a driver …

Forced conscription: Sudan’s descent into famine and violence
March 22, 2024

Forced conscription: Sudan’s descent into famine and violence

In mid-December 2023, Sudan’s breadbasket, Al Jazira state, witnessed a chilling ultimatum: “Enlist or die.” The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), …

March 22, 2024

International Labor Organization reports “obscene” yearly profits are being made from forced labor

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) latest figures on illegal profits generated by forced labor worldwide show a huge increase over …

‘Dangerous and abusive” conditions found in India’s shrimp industry
March 22, 2024

‘Dangerous and abusive” conditions found in India’s shrimp industry

The insatiable demand for shrimp in Western countries has led to the rapid expansion of hatcheries and processing plants across …

March 15, 2024

Opinion: Is protecting children from labor exploitation a distant dream?

The following is an opinion piece written by executive director of Freedom United, Joanna Ewart-James, for CNN. A 16-year-old boy …

Ahead of Olympics, Paris charities decry repression of sex workers
March 15, 2024

Ahead of Olympics, Paris charities decry repression of sex workers

As Paris prepares to host millions of international visitors for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, advocates are sounding the …