Ending forced child begging 21 June 2018 Blog Emmanuelle Tremeau on the fight against forced child begging in Senegal
How Anti-Slavery works to secure the futures of freedom 11 June 2018 Blog To mark World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, Jakub Sobik takes a closer look at child slavery
Senegal’s government reluctant to stop forced child begging 16 November 2017 Blog Despite reluctance to change, our work shows we can change deeply rooted exploitative practices.
Exploiting children in orphanages recognised as trafficking 18 July 2017 Blog Guest blog: Martin Punaks from Lumos on the recognition of orphanage trafficking by US TiP report
India ratifies international child labour conventions 12 June 2017 Blog Asia Programme Manager Sarah Mount on the new hope for exploited children across India.
Mauritania: appeal court decision “another setback” 25 November 2016 News Press release 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…
Child labour has decreased but not child slavery 12 June 2015 Blog 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 Today is World Day Against Child Labour. A good day to reflect on what is…
Behind Closed Doors: Child Marriage as Slavery 21 May 2015 Blog 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…
Forced labour in 2014 Uzbekistan cotton harvest 14 November 2014 Blog, News 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…
EU rejects trade deal with Uzbekistan over child slavery concerns 11 November 2011 Blog 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,…