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New Research Warns That Investors, Governments Are Not Adequately Addressing Uyghur Forced Labour Risks in Renewable Energy Sector
January 26, 2024

New Research Warns That Investors, Governments Are Not Adequately Addressing Uyghur Forced Labour Risks in Renewable Energy Sector

NEW YORK, NY, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024 – In new investor guidance and a policy briefing launched today by co-authors Anti-Slavery International, the …

Debt, wage theft and coercion drive the global garment industry – the only answer is collective action
January 26, 2024

Debt, wage theft and coercion drive the global garment industry – the only answer is collective action

Major fashion brands including Barbour and PVH (the owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger) have agreed to pay over £400,000 in …

12 years of forced labor for North Korean teens caught watching K-dramas
January 26, 2024

12 years of forced labor for North Korean teens caught watching K-dramas

A video clip from North Korea showing two 16-year-old boys being sentenced to 12 years of forced labor for watching …

Modern slavery in U.K. social care: relaxed visas = rising exploitation
January 26, 2024

Modern slavery in U.K. social care: relaxed visas = rising exploitation

Modern slavery is escalating within the social care sector in the U.K. following the relaxation of immigration rules to address …

Uyghur forced labor still not adequately addressed in renewable energy sector
January 26, 2024

Uyghur forced labor still not adequately addressed in renewable energy sector

A recently published investor guide and policy brief on green technology supply chains found that more proactive strategies are needed …

Garment industry stitched together by exploitative labor
January 26, 2024

Garment industry stitched together by exploitative labor

Major fashion brands, including Barbour and PVH (owner of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger), are set to pay over £400,000 in …

Forced labor concerns plague U.K.’s seasonal worker scheme
January 19, 2024

Forced labor concerns plague U.K.’s seasonal worker scheme

U.N. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery Tomoya Obokata, recently warned the U.K. government that by failing to investigate …

Child labor laws dissolving across the US as fast-food child labor violations soar
January 19, 2024

Child labor laws dissolving across the US as fast-food child labor violations soar

A comprehensive analysis by The Washington Post has uncovered a troubling surge in child labor violations within the fast-food industry in the …

Forced marriage in Afghanistan: selling your daughter just to survive
January 19, 2024

Forced marriage in Afghanistan: selling your daughter just to survive

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Heartbreaking stories shared by the Washington Post reveal the devastating impact of forced child marriages on vulnerable Afghan children. …

$200,000 fine for Slaughterhouse found responsible for migrant teen’s death
January 19, 2024

$200,000 fine for Slaughterhouse found responsible for migrant teen’s death

A Mississippi meat processing plant, Mar-Jac Poultry, was found responsible for the death of a 16-year-old migrant teen worker who …