Ending forced child begging
Emmanuelle Tremeau on the fight against forced child begging in Senegal Keep reading »
Articles tagged with: Child slavery
31 articles with this tag.
How Anti-Slavery works to secure the futures of freedom
To mark World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, Jakub Sobik takes a closer look at child slavery Keep reading »
Senegal’s government reluctant to stop forced child begging
Despite reluctance to change, our work shows we can change deeply rooted exploitative practices. Keep reading »
Exploiting children in orphanages recognised as trafficking
Guest blog: Martin Punaks from Lumos on the recognition of orphanage trafficking by US TiP report Keep reading »
India ratifies international child labour conventions
Asia Programme Manager Sarah Mount on the new hope for exploited children across India. Keep reading »
Mauritania: appeal court decision “another setback”
Press release Said and Yarg 25 November 2016 Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and Anti-Slavery International (ASI) are disappointed at outcome of the appeal in the Said and Yarg slavery case yesterday in Mauritania. Although the Court of Appeal in its decision increased the level of compensation awarded to the… Keep reading »
Child labour has decreased but not child slavery
12 June 2015 Child labour has decreased in recent years but no such luck with child slavery. Time to act. By Dr Aidan McQuade, Director Photo: Pete Pattisson Today is World Day Against Child Labour. A good day to reflect on what is being done to tackle it and recognise… Keep reading »
Behind Closed Doors: Child Marriage as Slavery
21 May 2015 Anti-Slavery International argues in a newly published paper that the levels of abuse, exploitation and control experienced by children as a result of child and early marriage can often meet international legal definitions of slavery and slavery-like practices, such as forced labour and trafficking. The issue of… Keep reading »
Forced labour in 2014 Uzbekistan cotton harvest
14 November 2014 17 people lost their lives and millions, including children, were forced to pick cotton in the 2014 Uzbek cotton harvest in one of the largest state-sponsored systems of forced labour in the world, said the Cotton Campaign in its annual Uzbekistan cotton harvest review. According to… Keep reading »
EU rejects trade deal with Uzbekistan over child slavery concerns
15 November 2011 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’… Keep reading »