Zimbabwe Army using forced labour in diamond fields 26 June 2009 Blog 26 June 2009 A new report by Human Right Watch has accused the Zimbabwean military of using forced labour in the Marange diamond fields in the east of the country. The report accuses Zanu-PF controlled soldiers of forcing hundreds of…
Sudan accused of making thousands slaves in Darfur 6 January 2009 Blog 6 January 2009 Thousands of civilians in Darfur are being abducted for forced labour and sexual slavery by the Sudanese Army and government backed militia, according to a report published in December. Many of the abductions take place during armed…
Coalition of Immokalee Workers wins victory in Burger King campaign 27 May 2008 Blog 27 May 2008 The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has achieved a major victory in its Campaign for Fair Food after fast-food giant Burger King agreed to work with them to improve the wages and working conditions of those who…
Fruit picked by enslaved farm workers in Florida 19 December 2007 Blog 19 December 2007 In December, the Independent newspaper reported the story of three Florida fruit-pickers held captive and exploited by their employer for over a year. When they were found, they carried scars of beatings to their head and body,…
US forced labour activists win UK Anti-Slavery Award 8 November 2007 Blog 8 November 2007 Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), which is leading the fight against forced labour in United States agriculture, is being presented with the 2007 Anti-Slavery Award from Anti-Slavery International, the world’s oldest international human rights organisation, on Wednesday…
Police rescue man trafficked into forced labour in UK first 1 November 2007 Blog 1 November 2007 In an important first, police rescued a man trafficked to the United Kingdom for forced labour. The 22-year-old was trafficked from the Czech Republic and forced into agricultural work in Cambridgeshire, lured by the false promise of…
Returned North Korean migrants subjected to forced labour 1 August 2007 Blog 1 August 2007 North Korean economic migrants are being deported from China and illegally used as forced labour in North Korean prison camps, a new report from Anti-Slavery International reveals. Forced Labour in North Korean Prison Camps includes 30 interviews…
China sentences 29 in brick kiln forced labour case 17 July 2007 Blog 17 July 2007 A man was sentenced to death and 28 others imprisoned on 17 July for using forced labour in brick kilns in Shanxi province, China. Those found guilty include a brick kiln supervisor who was sentenced to death…
Brazil rescues over 1,000 forced labourers 6 July 2007 Blog 6 July 2007 Brazilian authorities freed over 1,100 forced labourers from a sugar cane plantation in the Amazon in the biggest raid to date. The government’s Mobile Inspection Group led the three-day raid, which ended on 2 July, against a…
Tony Blair announces UK will sign anti-trafficking convention 23 January 2007 News 23 January 2007 In a welcome move, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced on 22 January the United Kingdom would sign the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, bringing the guarantee of help and protection for…