Top Europe officials appalled by lack of compensation for trafficking victims 2 July 2010 Blog 2 July 2010 Top officials from Europe are demanding governments from across the continent meet their international legal obligations and provide compensation and other protection measures for people trafficked into forced labour and sexual exploitation. Speaking at the launch of…
Crackdown on Vietnamese trafficking gangs ignores victims 22 June 2010 Blog 22 June 2010 Thirty-one alleged traffickers were arrested in the UK, France, Germany and Hungary as part the biggest crackdown by European police forces on illegal immigration from Vietnam to the European Union. However, another 66 migrants were also arrested…
UK Anti-trafficking measures ‘not fit for purpose’ and breach international law 16 June 2010 Blog 16 June 2010 The UK’s new anti-trafficking measures are “not fit for purpose” and the government is breaching its obligations under the European Convention against Trafficking (1), said a coalition of British human rights organisations today (16 June), as it…
Children demand new international law to protect domestic workers 6 June 2010 Blog 6 June 2010 Child domestic workers from around the world are visiting Geneva to meet national governments and to persuade ministers on the need for a new international convention to protect domestic workers. Current and former child domestic workers from…
London’s Met Police help bust child trafficking gang in Romania 20 April 2010 Blog 20 April 2010 A gang of Romanian child traffickers responsible for forcing Romanian Roma children to beg and steal on London’s streets were arrested on 8 April during an operation supported by London’s Met police. Eighteen people were arrested following…
Lack of compensation leads to the re-trafficking of victims 16 April 2010 Blog 16 April 2010 A new legal guide by Anti-Slavery International and Eaves Poppy Project has warned that victims of trafficking for forced prostitution and forced labour are vulnerable to being re-trafficked because of a failure of the criminal justice system…
Changes to Met policing raise concerns for trafficking victims 1 April 2010 Blog 1 April 2010 Anti-Slavery International is concerned that changes to the structure of London’s Metropolitan Police will result in less protection for trafficking victims. Today, the highly successful but now disbanded Met Police Human Trafficking team hands responsibility on the…
Child slavery found on West African Fairtrade cocoa farms 25 March 2010 Blog 25 March 2010 BBC Panorama has uncovered child slavery and child labour on Fairtrade certified cocoa farms in Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire that supply cocoa to Cadburys and Nestle. The investigative news programme indentified trafficked children within the Kuapo Kokoo…
Ten year olds forced to risk lives racing camels in UAE 3 March 2010 Blog 3 March 2010 Children as young as ten years old are being forced to take part in dangerous camel races in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), new photos released today by Anti-Slavery International can reveal. The photos show children racing…
Shell makes deal with Cosan in Brazil despite slave labour claims 3 February 2010 Blog 3 February 2010 The oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has announced a $12 billion (£7.5 billion) deal with Cosan, one of the world’s largest ethanol and sugar producers, despite claims that the Brazilian company used slave labour. On 31 December…