Pedalling for freedom
Anti-Slavery International supporter, Kay Thomas, on her incredible cycle challenge Keep reading »
Category: Blog
Read latest analysis, blogs and updates on modern slavery and solutions to tackle it from Anti-Slavery International experts, partners & guests.
Why companies must act to end abuses of the Uyghur people in China in their supply chains
Blog by Anti-Slavery’s Business and Humans Rights Manager, Chloe Cranston. Anti-Slavery International joins 300 organisations from around the world, requesting that companies ensure that they are not linked to the horrific abuses of workers in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, known locally as East… Keep reading »
Covid-19 and slavery: the five big impacts
Covid-19 has had a profound impact on the world, but it does not affect everyone equally. For people who are enslaved or vulnerable to slavery, the economic and social disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting their lives in new and profound ways. As Anti-Slavery International… Keep reading »
Six Things You Can Do To Stop Slavery In Less Than Sixty Minutes
There may no longer be shackles or slave ships but products of slavery are around us every day Keep reading »
Under the radar
Talibé children experience abuse and ill health new report shows, a blog by Africa Programme Officer Kenza Ben Azouz. Thousands of boys attending traditional religious education schools (Qur’anic schools) in Niger are commonly forced to beg on the street, our new report (French only) reveals. The research,… Keep reading »
Discrimination is the fuel that powers slavery
To be truly anti-racist is to be committed to changing ourselves, blogs Ryna Sherazi. Keep reading »
Mauritania lockdown: helping the most vulnerable
How we’re helping people who’ve escaped slave descent amidst the restrictions to curb Covid-19, by Sarah Mathewson, Anti-Slavery’s Africa Programme Manager. Back in March, the Mauritanian government acted swiftly – banning travel between regions, restricting outings and gatherings and imposing a curfew between 6pm and 6am. All… Keep reading »
Milestone promise a positive step toward mandatory due diligence in supply chains
Short term and long term measures that build resilience and prevent an increase in modern slavery Keep reading »
The response to Covid-19 is an opportunity to redesign a world free from slavery
Short term and long term measures that build resilience and prevent an increase in modern slavery Keep reading »
Five years after the UK Modern Slavery Act, it’s time to ramp it up
The Modern Slavery Act was a major positive move, but if we want to end modern slavery, we need to ramp up our efforts across the UK and beyond. Keep reading »