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As the European Commission prepares to set out plans for EU business and human rights law, Rocio Domingo Ramos – Anti-Slavery International’s business and human rights policy and research officer – explains how a new report sets out what we hope to see. Image by Guillaume Périgois via Unsplash The… Keep reading »
At any given time, 16 million people are estimated to be in forced labour in the private sector. That’s more than one in every 500 people. Workers across all industries – construction, agriculture, fashion, electronics, mining, cleaning, hospitality and many other more. This is an injustice that is not… Keep reading »
Our responsible business manager Chloe Cranston explains why, for the solar panel industry, Uyghur forced labour is a serious problem Today, researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have published a report which concludes that almost the entire global solar panel industry is implicated in… Keep reading »
A blog by Ruslan Myatiev, Editor of Turkmen.news, on how you could help to discourage businesses from using cotton tainted by human rights abuses in Turkmenistan The 2020 Turkmenistan cotton harvest has recently come to an end. Turkmenistan, a Central Asian country with an extremely… Keep reading »
Time is up. We, the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region, call on all companies to urgently end all links to Uyghur forced labour. The government of China is perpetrating mass human rights abuses against Uyghur and other Turkic and Muslim… Keep reading »
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 communities in their dash for profit. We need… Keep reading »
Talibé children experience abuse and ill health new report shows, a blog by Africa Programme Officer Kenza Ben Azouz. Thousands of boys attending traditional religious education schools (Qur’anic schools) in Niger are commonly forced to beg on the street, our new report (French only) reveals. The research,… Keep reading »
Human rights groups condemn detention of Turkmen activist on false charges. Keep reading »
Coinciding with the European Parliament's debate over a proposed trade deal with Uzbekistan, new documentary shows evidence of forced labour in cotton industry. Keep reading »
Canadian lawyers responsible for the case of alleged forced labour at the Bisha mine in Eritrea share the inside story. Keep reading »