’12 Years a Slave’ an inspiration for modern day abolitionists 11 January 2014 Blog 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…
Criminal or Victim 19 December 2013 Blog, News 19 December 2013 New report: ‘Criminal or Victim. Trafficking for forced criminal exploitation in Europe. UK chapter’ Victims of trafficking for forced criminality are commonly prosecuted rather than protected as scale of the phenomenon remains underestimated says new research…
Modern Slavery Bill Draft fails the victims of slavery 16 December 2013 Blog, News Modern Slavery Bill draft fails the victims of slavery says Anti-Slavery International. 16 December 2013 The draft Modern Slavery Bill, published today, does not address the protection of victims, says Anti-Slavery International. The organisation says that this element is not…
Qatar slavery continues despite new evidence and growing pressure 4 December 2013 Blog, News 4 December 2013 Qatar FIFA World Cup slavery continues despite new evidence and growing pressure. The exploitation and forced labour of migrant workers in Qatar in the run up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup continues as new evidence of…
2013 Uzbek Cotton Harvest update 28 November 2013 Blog, News 28 November 2013 2013 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan with use of forced labour on big scale. Review of the 2013 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan released by the cotton campaign. The Uzbek government again systematically forced children and adults to pick…
Hidden in plain sight 31 October 2013 Blog, News 31 October 2013 UK Anti-trafficking response fails victims of trafficking says report by Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. Hidden in Plain Sight full report (766.75KB) Hidden in Plain Sight executive summary (1184.36KB) Failures of the UK’s system to identify, protect and assist…
Intervention on forced labour in Uzbekistan for European Parliament 10 September 2013 Blog, News 10 September 2013 Statement from the cotton campaign on the start of the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan The 2013 cotton harvest is underway in Uzbekistan. The Uzbek Cotton Industry Association “Uzkhlopkoprom” estimates a total harvest of 3.35 million tons, making…
Victims of trafficking win appeals against convictions 21 June 2013 Blog, News 21 June 2013 Anti-Slavery International and ECPAT UK are pleased that the Court of Criminal Appeal has today sent out a clear message that no one should be prosecuted for crimes committed as a consequence of being trafficked. The Court…
In The Dock report 13 June 2013 Blog 13 June 2013 UK Criminal Justice System is losing its fight against trafficking New report of Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group A third report by the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) entitled ‘In the Dock’ examines the effectiveness of the UK’s Criminal Justice…
ILO Calls on Uzbekistan to End Forced Labour 11 June 2013 Blog, News 11 June 2013 International workers, employers, governments call on Uzbekistan to end Forced labour. The International Labour Organization Supervisory Body recommends that the Uzbek government takes urgent and serious action to end Forced labour of children and adults in the…