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Climate change is more than an environmental issue; it has far-reaching social consequences that affect communities worldwide. Chiara Soletti, Climate Change Manager, and Marta Medusa, Africa Programme Officer, explore how these changes are fuelling migration patterns in Ghana and increasing risks of modern slavery and exploitation. Keep reading »
7 November 2022 Image credit: Thammachak Sotiya, via Shutterstock. This year we have seen the devastating impact on human lives by environmental events, amplified by climate change, such as the floods in Pakistan and devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, caused by five years of lack… Keep reading »
As IIED launches new research demonstrating that climate change not only increases vulnerability but is leading to modern slavery, our CEO Jasmine O'Connor, reflects on the evidence so far and what needs to happen now. Keep reading »
At Anti-Slavery International, we’re calling on the UK government to introduce a Business, Human Rights and Environment Act. We believe that consumers should have assurances that the products they’re buying have not been made with forced labour. We believe that the government should create a corporate duty to conduct human… Keep reading »
It’s a new year and here at Anti-Slavery International, we’ve been reflecting on all the great achievements over the last year. In 2021, thanks to your generous support, we supported a staggering 17,880 people across 21 projects in 10 countries, including Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Tanzania.* Here are some… Keep reading »
Dr Chris O’Connell highlights the increasing link between climate change and modern slavery, including the work of a recent conference on this critical issue. Image via Shutterstock. Contemporary slavery, environmental destruction and climate change are intrinsically connected and mutually reinforcing. This was the key message that emerged from an international… Keep reading »
Fran Witt, Climate Change and Modern Slavery Adviser at Anti-Slavery International, reflects on attending COP26 and its outcomes. Image by Markus Spiske, via Unsplash. This year climate vulnerable countries, and civil society, came together as never before to elevate the issue of loss and damage finance and to demand… Keep reading »
As we welcome COP26 here in London, Adéla Mackie, Fellow at Anti-Slavery International, explains how we need governments to recognise the critical link between climate change and modern slavery. Image by Pixabay It’s a shocking reality but it’s undeniable: climate change is increasing vulnerability to modern slavery. As… Keep reading »
As COP26 began, we published a joint letter to the President of COP26, and Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed by 58 actors across the human rights, anti-slavery, environmental, academic and business sectors. Keep reading »
Adéla Mackie, fellow at Anti-Slavery International, explores the link between climate-induced migration and modern slavery as we launch our new report with IIED on this critical issue. Picture: “Mexico Migrant Caravan” by Sean Hawkey. Climate change is having a catastrophic effect on the planet – and, in turn,… Keep reading »