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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 …

Care workers forced to stay silent on abuse due to U.K. visa system
March 15, 2024

Care workers forced to stay silent on abuse due to U.K. visa system

*Names have been changed to protect anonymity Abena*, Bernice*, and Chidera* came to the U.K. as migrant care workers, only …

March 15, 2024

Cobalt mining and the quest for clean energy: the dark side

In an episode of the podcast On Point hosted by WBUR, host Meghna Chakrabarti and Siddharth Kara, associate professor of Human Trafficking and …

Global fishing industry SOS: forced labor, abuse and murder
March 15, 2024

Global fishing industry SOS: forced labor, abuse and murder

One in every five fish is caught through illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, often in conditions rife with worker abuse. …