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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 »
18 January 2011 Three anti-slavery protesters jailed in Mauritania. Sentences ‘racist’ say activists. Anti-Slavery International is calling on the government of Mauritania to immediately release three activists sentenced to a year in prison, including six months suspended, after protesting against the slavery of two young girls in the capital Nouakchott. Keep reading »
4 December 2010 The first person to be appointed a chief in Niger to represent slaves and former slaves will be crowned at a historic ceremony in the north of the country on Saturday 4 December. The appointment of Malick Asma, aged 46, is anticipated to result in an increase… Keep reading »
18 October 2010 From Christmas decorations in China, T-shirts in India and tobacco in Malawi, the shocking range of everyday items produced through slavery can be seen for the first time on a new interactive website from Anti-Slavery International: www.productsofslavery.org. Launched for the UK’s inaugural Anti-Slavery Day (Monday 18 October… Keep reading »
10 August 2010 Ilguilas Weila, founder of Niger anti-slavery NGO Timidria, has been exonerated of any wrong doing after a court threw out an attempt to have charges of defamation and fraud brought against the activist. Weila was arrested and imprisoned for two months following an attempt in March 2005… Keep reading »