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Anti-Slavery International’s UK Policy Manager Kate Roberts explains why the Government’s New Plan for Immigration could leave survivors struggling for sustainable freedom from exploitation The rhetoric and proposals that emerged from the Home Office on 24 March were, the Government claimed, all about making… Keep reading »
A blog by Ruslan Myatiev, Editor of Turkmen.news, on how you could help to discourage businesses from using cotton tainted by human rights abuses in Turkmenistan The 2020 Turkmenistan cotton harvest has recently come to an end. Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country with an extremely… Keep reading »
One step closer to a world where people and planet come before profit On 10 March, a large majority of members of the European Parliament supported a report setting out a proposal for a new law that will mean that businesses must protect people… Keep reading »
As 2021 G7 President the UK has an unmissable opportunity to set the world on a path toward building a climate resilient future – a blog by Fran Witt. In June 2021 the UK will host the G7, the forum of most of the world’s major… Keep reading »
Time is up. We, the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region, call on all companies to urgently end all links to Uyghur forced labour. The government of China is perpetrating mass human rights abuses against Uyghur and other Turkic and Muslim… Keep reading »
Brussels – Over half a million people around the globe have demanded a strong EU law to hold corporations accountable for their impact on human rights, including trade union and workers’ rights, and the environment. These demands were made as part of the public consultation launched by… Keep reading »
A blog by Amber Cagney, Development Manager at West Midlands Anti Slavery Network In October 2017, the UK Government announced a number of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) to make decision making quicker and more certain. The reforms were a move… Keep reading »
New corporate due diligence law could put an end to profit from forced labour and child labour. We are on the brink of a major opportunity to advance and protect human rights for people all over the world. In the next few months, the European Union… Keep reading »
Why restoring the pre 2012 overseas domestic worker visa is so important to preventing abuse and exploitation – a blog by Avril Sharp, Legal Policy and Campaigns Officer at Kalayaan. While my employer works on the pandemic frontlines as an NHS Hero I, a domestic worker,… Keep reading »
A step in the right direction for responsible business; but more action is needed. Brussels, 27 January 2021 Joint Letter in response to the European Parliament vote on EU mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence. This afternoon, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament adopted an… Keep reading »