Documentary: fresh evidence of Uzbek forced labour
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 »
Articles tagged with: Forced labour
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Canada: Landmark slavery case against mining company
Canadian lawyers responsible for the case of alleged forced labour at the Bisha mine in Eritrea share the inside story. Keep reading »
Unaccompanied refugee children
Aidan McQuade examines the risks of trafficking for unaccompanied child refugees and whether Britain is prepared to tackle child trafficking. Keep reading »
Four misconceptions about slavery
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 hours as modern slaves. The three-part series – sensationalist… Keep reading »
United States takes strong stand against forced labour in cotton
8 July 2016 Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were downgraded in the U.S Department of State annual anti-trafficking report 2016, in part due to the campaigning work of Anti-Slavery International as part of the Cotton Campaign. The Cotton Campaign is a global coalition of human rights, labor, investor and… Keep reading »
Beyonce’s Topshop line sweatshop allegations
Jakub Sobik on allegations of exploitation in Topshop factories in Sri Lanka Keep reading »
World Bank – stop financing Uzbek forced labour
A new report documents state-led forced labour in Uzbekistan's 2015 cotton harvest Keep reading »
Forced labour powered cotton harvest starts
8 September 2015 Press release As the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan started last week with renewed concerns that government sponsored system of forced labour will continue this year, Anti-Slavery International has released a two minute animated video explaining the issue. The slavery system has been used grow and… Keep reading »
Uzbekistan: US TiP Report supports forced labour
Press release U.S. decisions on Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Trafficking in Persons report supports state-sponsored forced labour and fails victims. UZBEKISTAN The U.S. government upgraded the Uzbek government’s ranking in its 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report despite noting that “government-compelled forced labour of adults remains endemic.” The unwarranted decision… Keep reading »
Protecting the rights of construction workers migrating to Qatar
24 July 2015 Protecting the rights of construction workers migrating to Qatar – new project by Anti-Slavery International By Sarah Mount, South Asia Programme Co-ordinator The exploitation and abuse of thousands of South Asian construction workers in Qatar has been under the spotlight in the last few years, particularly… Keep reading »