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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 »
19 July 2011 The government’s new anti-trafficking strategy, launched earlier today (Tuesday 19 July), places too much emphasis on border control and not enough on victim protection says a coalition of charities. Despite the positive step by the government to agree to opt in to the EU Trafficking Directive earlier… Keep reading »
16 June 2011 A new international convention to protect tens of millions of domestic workers across the world has been agreed by an overwhelming majority of governments, trade unions and employers organisations. International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers was backed by 83 per cent… Keep reading »
10 June 2011 To mark World Day Against Child Labour (Sunday 12 June) human rights groups have called for an international investigation to expose the use of forced child labour in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry. The investigation was called for at the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) annual conference in Geneva by… Keep reading »
21 April 2011 Help Anti-Slavery International abolish use of child slavery in Ivory Coast London, Thursday 21 April 2011 – This Easter Anti-Slavery International is launching choco-coat to raise awareness of child slavery in Ivory Coast’s cocoa production. Ivory Coast is the world’s largest producer of cocoa and a new… Keep reading »
28 March 2011 Over a hundred people marched on the Ministry of Agriculture in Prague on Sunday 27 March to demand justice for hundreds of migrant forest workers forced to work without pay on state owned forests. Campaigners from the Initiative for Migrant Workers Rights and Initiative Against Racism called… Keep reading »
22 March 2011 Anti-Slavery campaign victory as the government signs up to the EU Trafficking Directive Statement from Anti-Slavery International: “It is extremely important that the UK has recognised the need for a strengthened response across Europe and for the UK to adopt robust policy and practice to ensure that… Keep reading »