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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 International is a member) released the Review of the 2012… Keep reading »
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 the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in… Keep reading »
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 the Passage, a homelessness organisation based in Victoria, London, at 11am… Keep reading »
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 Catherine Ashton and Denmark’s foreign minister, Villy Søvndal. The monitoring… Keep reading »
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 today. Macky Sall will be inaugurated as president on April… Keep reading »
29 February 2012 This morning’s announcement by Home Secretary Theresa May to change the rules for migrant domestic workers, including the removal of the right to change employer, will facilitate slavery and trafficking, say human rights charities Kalayaan and Anti-Slavery International. Migrant domestic workers are vulnerable to horrific abuse and… Keep reading »
23 February 2012 Politicians must not use the upcoming Senegalese election (26 February) as an excuse to close their eyes to an abuse scandal currently taking place by religious teachers in Senegal responsible for the child slavery of an estimated 50,000 children, say Anti-Slavery International and CAINT, a Senegalese charity. Keep reading »
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly rejected a trade agreement with Uzbekistan that would have made it easier for the European Union to import textiles made by cotton harvested by children in slavery. MEPS voted, 603 to eight, not to extend the current ‘EU-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement’ to include the… Keep reading »
18 October 2011 Mike Leigh, the director of Another Year, Vera Drake and Happy-Go-Lucky, has made a passionate call for the British people to take part in the ongoing fight to end slavery across the world. Speaking especially for Anti-Slavery Day (Tuesday 18 October), the award-winning film director and writer,… Keep reading »
23 August 2011 23 August – 20 November 2011 In partnership with Anti-Slavery International A new exhibition at the Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands will lift the lid on the shocking reality of trafficking and forced labour in the capital. The exhibition, which opens on 23… Keep reading »