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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 »
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 host their work on our website. Photo Voice presents… Keep reading »
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 for the women to speak, on whatever subject… Keep reading »
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 in its annual Uzbekistan cotton harvest review. According to… 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 »
8 September 2014 On 8 September 2014, a coalition of 10 UK retailers and seafood importers and IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative joined forces with Project Issara to launch a pilot project in Thailand to identify and address risks of human trafficking and labour abuses in their seafood supply chains. The… Keep reading »