The social impacts of climate change: migration and modern slavery risks in Ghana 29 November 2023 Blog 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…
Climate change and modern slavery: a vicious circle 9 April 2021 Blog Climate change and modern slavery are serious challenges that need to be tackled together. Climate change affects everyone. Changing weather patterns have left millions of people at risk of losing their homes and livelihoods; environmental degradation is pushing millions more…
Brick kiln workers stand up for their rights 15 June 2018 Blog Sameer Taware on the increasingly effective struggle of bonded labourers to claim justice
UN prompts action on debt bondage 16 September 2016 Blog 16 September 2016 International Advocacy Manager Kate Willingham on yesterday’s session of the UN’s Human Rights Council and the importance of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. Yesterday the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Urmila…
“He gave me to someone else”. Protecting workers migrating to the Gulf 28 April 2016 Blog Shahid's story shows the need for safe migration training for Indian workers going to the Middle East
Road to empower women workers in brick kilns 15 September 2015 Blog 15 September 2015 Ganga Sekhar, Volunteers for Social Justice, Punjab, India A woman moulding bricks is Pather. Her day started at 5am and isn’t likely to end before 8pm. Not a toilet in sight, she has to sneak into the…
India brick kiln briefing 24 August 2015 Blog 24 August 2015 Why is bonded labour rife in Indian brick kilns? Kate Willingham, International Advocacy Co-ordinator Anti-Slavery International and partners have called for action to be undertaken by the Government of India to tackle bonded labour of adults and…
Debt bondage in Kazakhstan’s tobacco industry 14 July 2010 Blog 14 July 2010 A new report by Human Rights Watch finds migrant tobacco workers in Kazakhstan trapped in forced labour and debt bondage. The seasonal workers, typically from Kyrgyzstan and other former Soviet republics, are employed by farm owners who…
Landmark High Court verdict in UK 20 January 2009 Blog 20 January 2009 Anti-Slavery International welcomes the landmark decision by the High Court yesterday (19 February 2009) to compensate four Moldovan women trafficked into forced prostitution in the UK with more than £600,000 in damages, and calls for the compensation…
Slavery remains despite year of successes 2 December 2008 Blog 2 December 2008 On the UN’s International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (Tuesday 2 December), it is important to be reminded that slavery remains a reality for a minimum of 12.3 million people across the world. However, despite the…