Analysis of Modern Slavery Act 27 March 2015 Blog 27 March 2015 “Big step in the right direction but deficiencies leave us – and victims of modern slavery – wholly unsatisfied” Anti-Slavery’s Europe Programme and Advocacy Co-ordinator Klara Skrivankova analyses the Modern Slavery Act The final version of…
Modern Slavery Act soured by glaring black holes 26 March 2015 Blog 26 March 2015 Modern Slavery Act soured by lack of protection for migrant domestic workers and business responsibility loophole say Anti-Slavery International. Anti-Slavery International welcomed a ‘positive’ Modern Slavery Act but said it left ‘a sour taste in the mouth’…
Domestic Workers denied protections in Modern Slavery Bill 17 March 2015 Blog 17 March 2015 Government ‘complicit in slavery’ after voting to deny basic protections for overseas domestic workers say Anti-Slavery International. The Government has been branded as being ‘complicit in slavery’ by Anti-Slavery International after MPs voted to take away the…
Mauritania must immediately release jailed anti-slavery activists 17 February 2015 Blog 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…
Voice of Freedom Project 5 January 2015 Blog, News 5 January 2015 Trafficking of East African women through the Sinai Desert. Voice of Freedom project exhibited photo stories of Eritrean and Ethiopian migrants who have been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Sinai desert. We are honoured to…
Voice of Freedom: Gallery 19 December 2014 News Trafficked women speak into the silence Voice of Freedom supports African women who have escaped trafficking in the Sudan and Sinai as they speak about their lives through photography and text. The goal of the project is to make space…
Forced labour in 2014 Uzbekistan cotton harvest 14 November 2014 Blog, News 14 November 2014 17 people lost their lives and millions, including children, were forced to pick cotton in the 2014 Uzbek cotton harvest in one of the largest state-sponsored systems of forced labour in the world, said the Cotton Campaign…
Anti-Slavery International ‘shocked and concerned’ over reports of arrest of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania 13 November 2014 Blog, News 13 November 2014 Anti-Slavery International said that it is ‘shocked and concerned’ over reports of arrest of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania. In a letter sent to the Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in…
Update: Anti-Slavery International and the UK’s Modern Slavery Bill 3 November 2014 Blog 3 November 2014 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…
Petition demanding end of forced labour delivered to Uzbek embassy 30 September 2014 Blog 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…