Call to EU: Protect People and Planet Now 8 January 2021 News Take action and urge the EU to ensure corporations are not let off the hook for harm to people and planet Corporations across the world are leaving a trail of devastation and disaster – too often they’re also harming individuals and entire…
Under the radar 11 June 2020 Blog Talibé children experience abuse and ill health new report shows, a blog by Africa Programme Officer Kenza Ben Azouz. June 2020 Thousands of boys attending traditional religious education schools (Qur’anic schools) in Niger are commonly forced to beg on the…
Turkmenistan: Jail for documenting forced labour 24 March 2017 News Human rights groups condemn detention of Turkmen activist on false charges.
European parliament agrees Uzbek trade deal 21 December 2016 Blog Louise Eldridge on the Uzbek Trade deal agreed by the EU despite forced labour concerns.
European Parliament: Condoning forced labour? 12 December 2016 Blog With the 2016 Uzbek cotton harvest completed, preliminary findings of the independent monitors show no reduction in the pattern and scale of forced labour this year. 12 December 2016 Student Unions and Societies from major UK universities, representing over 57,000…
EU Trade Committee backs Uzbek trade deal 10 November 2016 News European Parliament Trade Committee has passed a resolution backing the Uzbek Textile Protocol despite widespread forced labour concerns.
Documentary: fresh evidence of Uzbek forced labour 7 November 2016 News Coinciding with the European Parliament's debate over a proposed trade deal with Uzbekistan, new documentary shows evidence of forced labour in cotton industry.
Canada: Landmark slavery case against mining company 28 October 2016 Blog Canadian lawyers responsible for the case of alleged forced labour at the Bisha mine in Eritrea share the inside story.
Unaccompanied refugee children 24 October 2016 Blog Aidan McQuade examines the risks of trafficking for unaccompanied child refugees and whether Britain is prepared to tackle child trafficking.
Four misconceptions about slavery 10 August 2016 Blog 10 August 2016 Our director Aidan McQuade on BBC Three and the sensationalist myths of modern-day slavery BBC Three’s broadcasting reached a new low today, with ‘Making a Slave,’ a reality TV style show in which four ‘volunteers’ spend 24…