A crushing insult: the final of the Qatar World Cup on International Migrants Day 15 December 2022 Blog Thursday 15 December 2022 In our latest blog, Cristina Patriarca, Safe Migration Officer, discusses the importance of protecting migrant rights in the context of combatting modern slavery. Every year, on December 18, we celebrate migrants across the world as we…
The Global Estimates: a call to action this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 December 2022 Blog Today marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. This day is focused on countering contemporary forms of slavery, such as forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. In September this year, the new Global Estimates of…
Improving the proposed EU regulation to ban forced labour products: a model law 10 November 2022 Blog Sian Lea and Rocio Domingo Ramos from the Business and Human Rights team discuss the proposed EU regulation to ban forced labour products and introduce our model law. On 14 September 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for…
The dark side of the flower sector: the growing exploitation of women in Kenya 3 November 2022 Blog 03 November 2022 In our latest blog, Eunice Waweru from Workers’ Rights Watch (WRW) – Anti-Slavery International partner in Kenya – exposes the exploitation of women in the flower industry in Kenya. Buying flowers can be a great way to…
World Cup 2022: the reality for migrant workers in Qatar 24 August 2022 Blog In our latest blog, Eloise Savill, Private Sector Adviser, explains the reality of modern slavery in Qatar and the implications for Qatar hosting the World Cup 2022. In November, the men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 – the most watched sporting…
Turkmenistan: new harvest findings and how governments should address forced labour in Turkmenistan 18 July 2022 Blog In the latest blog, Ruslan Myatiev, founder of Turkmen.news, details the latest findings from the Turkmen cotton harvest. Every year, thousands of people in Turkmenistan are forced into the fields to pick cotton. Despite campaigning and public pressure, the 2021…
Historic new Uyghur forced labour law in the USA: other countries must not become dumping… 21 June 2022 Blog 21 June 2022 Business and Human Rights Manager, Chloe Cranston, explains the impact of a new US law on Uyghur forced labour in global supply chains. Today, 21 June 2022, a historic new law will come into effect in the…
Migrant worker rights: providing meaningful access to remedy is paramount 28 March 2022 Blog On 7 February 2022, Anti-Slavery International was proud to support the formal opening of the Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Mauritius, celebrated with a ribbon cutting event. We are proud to announce the official opening of the Migrant Resource Centre…
The historic elimination of state-imposed forced labour in Uzbekistan: decent work must now be protected 10 March 2022 Blog Today, 10 March 2022, Anti-Slavery International, together with the Cotton Campaign, celebrates the historic achievement of the elimination of state-imposed forced labour in the 2021 Uzbek cotton harvest. For almost 15 years, the Cotton Campaign, a coalition of international human…
The EU proposal for mandatory due diligence: our initial review 8 March 2022 Blog On 23 February the European Commission finally published its long-awaited proposal for mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence. Here at Anti-Slavery International, we’ve been advocating for this law since 2017 and welcome this milestone as a step forward in…