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Alabama’s prison work programs labeled ‘modern day slavery’ and taken to court
December 15, 2023

Alabama’s prison work programs labeled ‘modern day slavery’ and taken to court

This week, current and former prisoners in Alabama filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the state’s prison labor …

Forced child marriages deepen Rohingya girls’ suffering
December 15, 2023

Forced child marriages deepen Rohingya girls’ suffering

Warning: The original article is upsetting and may trigger some readers. The Malaysian Rohingya Muslim minority group has had to …

Forced to scam: online scam operations exploiting and entraping thousands
December 15, 2023

Forced to scam: online scam operations exploiting and entraping thousands

TIME reports on the global cyber scam operation known as “pig butchering” that originated in China six years ago. The scam …

Modern Slavery: Analysis of Coverage in Exchange ESG Disclosure Guidance
December 8, 2023

Modern Slavery: Analysis of Coverage in Exchange ESG Disclosure Guidance

Introduction The term ‘modern slavery’ describes situations where coercion, threats or deception are used to deprive workers of their fundamental …

Por trás do café da Starbucks
December 8, 2023

Por trás do café da Starbucks

Em uma fazenda no sul de Minas Gerais, no município de Ilicínea, um jovem de 16 anos colhe café – …

Starbucks: slave and child labour found at certified coffee farms in Minas Gerais
December 8, 2023

Starbucks: slave and child labour found at certified coffee farms in Minas Gerais

On a farm in Ilicínea, southern Minas Gerais, a 16-year-old boy harvests coffee. That is not in compliance with the …

Asset Recovery and Restitution
December 8, 2023

Asset Recovery and Restitution

Leveraging Inter-agency and Multi-stakeholder Cooperation to Facilitate Compensation for Victims and Survivors of Forced Labour and Human Trafficking In recent …

Unjust Transitions: Climate Migration, Heat Stress, and Labour Exploitation in the United Arab Emirates
December 8, 2023

Unjust Transitions: Climate Migration, Heat Stress, and Labour Exploitation in the United Arab Emirates

Executive Summary “The last place I worked was a pharmaceutical company. I had to leave my job because of rains …

Doubts remain after Volkswagen audit finds “no signs” of forced labor
December 8, 2023

Doubts remain after Volkswagen audit finds “no signs” of forced labor

German human rights due diligence firm Loening Human Rights & Responsible Business GmbH conducted an audit of Volkswagen’s site in …

Child labor found on California poultry farm
December 8, 2023

Child labor found on California poultry farm

According to the World Socialist Web Site, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has fined The Exclusive Poultry Inc., a Californian …