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In June we welcomed two student activists from University College London (UCL) for an introduction into the fast-paced world of human rights campaigning! They spent one week in our Communications Team and developed a video and digital campaign entitled ’10 Things You Didn’t Know About Slavery’. View the results of… Keep reading »
Shahid's story shows the need for safe migration training for Indian workers going to the Middle East Keep reading »
Nay El Rahi on tackling exploitative and abusive culture among employers of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. Keep reading »
28 October 2015 Press release Nepali workers queueing for permits to migrate to the Middle East ©Pete Pattisson “Qatar still on track to organise the world’s bloodiest sporting event in history” say Anti-Slavery International after its labour reforms fail the workers. Qatar has failed to change its sponsorship ‘kafalah’… Keep reading »
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 »
18 May 2015 Press release ‘The mask has slipped again’ say Anti-Slavery International about Qatar’s efforts to improve workers’ rights Anti-Slavery International today said that Qatari government’s moves to improve the worker’s conditions is just a PR exercise and nothing more after BBC crew investigating workers’ right were arrested and… Keep reading »
4 December 2013 Qatar FIFA World Cup slavery continues despite new evidence and growing pressure. The exploitation and forced labour of migrant workers in Qatar in the run up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup continues as new evidence of widespread abuse comes to light. An extensive report by Amnesty… Keep reading »
27 August 2008 More than one migrant domestic worker a week dies in Lebanon from suicide or by accident in a desperate attempt to escape from their employers, according to Human Rights Watch. Since January 2007, 95 migrant domestic workers have died in the Lebanon. Forty were classed as suicide… Keep reading »