Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales considers issue of non-punishment in trafficking cases 22 May 2013 Blog, News 22 May 2013 Anti-Slavery International and ECPAT UK are pleased that the Court of Criminal Appeal has today signalled its recognition of the importance of Article 8 of the EU Trafficking Directive (2011/36), which enshrines the right for victims of…
Cotton Crimes: H&M success and call on Nike to end complicity in Uzbekistan’s slavery 18 April 2013 Blog, News 18 April 2013 H&M takes steps to stop complicity in Uzbek Forced labour In response to our campaign and the hundreds of emails sent by Anti-Slavery supporters, H&M moved to take some steps to limit the risk of its products…
Slavery in Mali during current unrest 15 March 2013 Blog, News 15 March 2013 The recent occupation of northern Mali by separatist and Islamist groups left people of slave descent, many of whom are still in slavery, extremely vulnerable, but Anti-Slavery partners Temedt can play a vital role in re-establishing stability.…
Protect 15 Million Child Domestic Workers – International Groups Call for Ratification of ILO Treaty 25 February 2013 Blog, News 25 February 2013 Ten international organisations called on ministers of labor around the world to ratify the ILO Domestic Workers Convention to protect the rights child domestic workers. The coalition sent a joint letter released today. The International Labour Organization’s…
Uzbekistan 2012 Cotton Harvest: Continued Forced Labor of Older Children and Adults 20 December 2012 Blog, News 20 December 2012 The 2012 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has concluded, and the system of forced labour of cotton production remained the same as in previous years. The Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights and the Cotton Campaign (of which Anti-Slavery…
Make traffickers pay for victim justice, OSCE and CoE say 11 October 2012 Blog, News 11 October 2012 European governments must confiscate the assets of traffickers to fund compensation for victims to keep them safe from re-trafficking, say the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Executive Secretary of…
Forced labour warnings over fake jobs in run up to Olympics 27 June 2012 Blog, News 27 June 2012 With a month to go before the Olympics, prospective workers are being warned of the dangers of forced labour in London and especially of falling foul to false promises of jobs related to the Games. Speaking at…
Top UK high street brands selling clothes made through slavery 1 June 2012 Blog, News 1 June 2012 Download Report: Slavery on the high street. Forced labour in the manufacture of garments for international brands. Over a dozen major western clothing retailers, including high-street stores Marks and Spencer, Mothercare and the supermarket Tesco, are selling…
EU Support for ILO Mission Crucial to Ending Forced Child Labour 31 May 2012 Blog, News 31 May 2012 The European Union should urge the Uzbek government to grant access to the International Labour Organization (ILO) to monitor the 2012 cotton harvest, a coalition of nongovernmental organizations said in letters to the European Union High Representative…
New President must not forget Senegal’s begging children during ‘new era’, say NGOs 2 April 2012 Blog, News 2 April 2012 Senegal’s new government should make it a priority to protect the estimated 50,000 children forced to beg each day on the country’s streets, a coalition of Senegalese civil society organizations, Anti-Slavery International, and Human Rights Watch said…