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Nepal’s United Nations review: Anti-Slavery International and partners call for action on bonded labour. Anti-Slavery International, Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) and Backward Society Education (BASE) have called on Nepal to tackle bonded and forced labour of adults and children. Forced and bonded labour… Keep reading »
“Big step in the right direction but deficiencies leave us – and victims of modern slavery – wholly unsatisfied” Photo: Protest outside of the Parliament demanding protections for overseas domestic workers Anti-Slavery’s Europe Programme and Advocacy Co-ordinator Klara Skrivankova analyses the Modern Slavery Act The final version of the… Keep reading »
26 March 2015 Modern Slavery Act soured by lack of protection for migrant domestic workers and business responsibility loophole say Anti-Slavery International. Photo: Protest outside of the Parliament demanding protections for overseas domestic workers Anti-Slavery International welcomed a ‘positive’ Modern Slavery Act but said it left ‘a sour taste in… Keep reading »
17 February 2015 Mauritania must immediately release jailed anti-slavery activists and human rights defenders. Joint Public Statement: AFR 38/001/2015 On 15 January 2015, the court of Rosso, a town in southern Mauritania, sentenced three anti-slavery activists and human rights defenders to two years in prison for belonging to and managing… Keep reading »
The Modern Slavery Act is a reality. Here is everything you need to know about how it unfolded and what were the main issues with the bill. The Modern Slavery Bill was introduced in the UK Parliament in June 2014. Anti-Slavery International has been advocating for the reform of laws… Keep reading »
30 September 2014 Each year the Government of Uzbekistan mobilizes millions of Uzbek citizens to participate as forced laborers in the state-run cotton harvest. Anti-Slavery International and our partners from the Cotton Campaign, attempted to hand in a petition with over 2,700 signatures to the Uzbek embassy… Keep reading »
30 September 2014 New report: Trafficking for forced criminal activities and begging in Europe. European states fail to protect thousands of people trafficked and forced into crime, a new study by the RACE in Europe Project lead by Anti-Slavery International claims. The report, entitled simply ‘Trafficking for Forced Criminal Activities… Keep reading »
Each year the Government of Uzbekistan mobilizes millions of Uzbek citizens to participate as forced laborers in the state-run cotton harvest. Anti-Slavery International and our partners from the Cotton Campaign, attempted to hand in a petition with over 2,700 signatures to the Uzbek embassy in London but they… Keep reading »
103rd International Labour Conference (ILC) started in Geneva, with governments debating an update to the ILO Forced Labour Convention C29. Anti-Slavery International director Aidan McQuade addressed the delegates and urged them to agree a binding Protocol that could stand a real chance of addressing forced labour across the globe. Below… Keep reading »
11 January 2014 ’12 Years a Slave’ should be an inspiration for modern slavery abolitionists. ’12 Years a Slave’ should inspire us to work against slavery today rather than simply reflect on past atrocities says Aidan McQuade, director of Anti-Slavery International. Steve McQueen’s movie ’12 Years a Slave’ shows… Keep reading »