All the latest news, press releases, advocacy and blogs from Anti-Slavery International.
22 August 2014 I only met Helen Bamber once: we were both doing a TV interview and chatted over a cup of tea while we waited to get called in. It started as one of those “What are you going to say?” conversations so we could avoid treading on each… Keep reading »
Trafficked people have the right to recover damages from their traffickers irrespective of their immigration status, Supreme Court ruled after intervention from Anti-Slavery International. In a landmark judgment on the first ever modern slavery case heard by the Supreme Court, the Court unanimously ruled that… Keep reading »
22 July 2014 The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) has created an Alternative Modern Slavery Bill, to assist in the scrutiny and strengthening of the government’s Modern Slavery Bill currently before the Parliament. At present, the Modern Slavery Bill drafted by the government lacks the necessary provisions to successfully prevent… Keep reading »
103rd International Labour Conference (ILC) started in Geneva, with governments debating an update to the ILO Forced Labour Convention C29. Anti-Slavery International director Aidan McQuade addressed the delegates and urged them to agree a binding Protocol that could stand a real chance of addressing forced labour across the globe. Below… Keep reading »
New report: Widespread abuse of Nepalese migrant domestic workers in Lebanon a direct consequence of the systems in place in both countries. New research looking at the vulnerabilities to widespread abuse of Nepalese migrant domestic workers in Lebanon rooted directly in the systems in place in both… Keep reading »
8 April 2014 New Modern Slavery Bill must focus on victims say MPs. Anti-Slavery International welcomes the findings of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Draft Modern Slavery Bill after its report stressed the focus of the Bill needs to shift toward the victim protection in order to effectively… Keep reading »
Steve McQueen becomes a patron of Anti-Slavery International to help end modern slavery. The director of the award winning film ’12 Years a Slave’ Steve McQueen announced his patronage for Anti-Slavery International. Anti-Slavery is delighted to announce that Steve McQueen has become a patron of Anti-Slavery International to join… Keep reading »
24 January 2014 ‘Bolivia should not lower the minimum employment age’ Anti-Slavery and partners tell the president Bolivia is currently considering reducing the minimum employment age to 12. Anti-Slavery International and its partners, Global March Against Child Labour and Human Rights Watch, have sent… Keep reading »
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 International. Steve McQueen’s movie ’12 Years a Slave’ shows… Keep reading »
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 only a fulfilment of the legal right of a victim… Keep reading »