Positive changes to the way UK identifies slavery victims
Campaign win for Anti-Slavery as the UK Government follows the recommendations of our campaign Keep reading »
Category: News
All the latest news stories and campaign updates from Anti-Slavery International.
Appalling levels of slavery in India’s brick kilns
The recruitment and payment systems underpin ongoing debt bondage and child labour Keep reading »
Official: forced marriage is slavery
Over 40 million people are estimated to be in slavery, as forced marriage is recognised as slavery. Keep reading »
Director of Anti-Slavery Aidan McQuade steps down
11 September 2017 After eleven years, Dr Aidan McQuade has announced he is stepping down as Director of Anti-Slavery International. During his tenure as director of Anti-Slavery International the organisation achieved significant successes; the inclusion of a target to end modern slavery in the Sustainable Development Goals, won historical… Keep reading »
Report: Brexit a threat to Britain’s fight to tackle modern slavery
Brexit a threat to UK’s co-operation with European countries in tackling modern slavery Keep reading »
Anti-Slavery Charter
We published our Anti-Slavery Charter, listing measures that need to be taken to end slavery across the globe. Keep reading »
Landmark European victory for exploited migrant workers
Zubier Yazdani of Deighton Pierce Glynn solicitors on the landmark Chowdury & Others vs Greece case in the European Court of Human Rights. Keep reading »
Documentary: fresh evidence of Uzbek forced labour
Coinciding with the European Parliament's debate over a proposed trade deal with Uzbekistan, new documentary shows evidence of forced labour in cotton industry. Keep reading »
Double court victory: a game changer for slavery in Mauritania?
Two slavery-related court victories on May 16 and May 17 were hailed as potential ‘game changers’ for slavery in Mauritania. Keep reading »
Uzbekistan: cotton harvest fosters slavery and extortion
13 April 2015 Uzbek Government forces labour and extorts funds from citizens and corporations. “The government’s riches, the people’s burden. Human rights violations in Uzbekistan’s 2014 cotton harvest” – new report highlights how the cotton harvest fosters modern day slavery and extortion. In 2014, the government of Uzbekistan forced… Keep reading »