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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 »
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 widespread abuse comes to light. An extensive report by Amnesty… Keep reading »
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 cotton and farmers to produce state-established quotas of cotton… Keep reading »
UK Anti-trafficking response fails victims of trafficking says report by Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. Failures of the UK’s system to identify, protect and assist victims of trafficking has been highlighted by the new report by Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. The report describes how the focus on the… Keep reading »
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 Uzbekistan the 6th largest cotton producer and… Keep reading »
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 System’s (CJS) response to trafficking in terms of… Keep reading »
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 being linked to modern-day slavery. H&M now requires direct… Keep reading »