The Global Estimates: a call to action this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2 December 2022 Blog Today marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. This day is focused on countering contemporary forms of slavery, such as forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. In September this year, the new Global Estimates of…
Improving the proposed EU regulation to ban forced labour products: a model law 10 November 2022 Blog Sian Lea and Rocio Domingo Ramos from the Business and Human Rights team discuss the proposed EU regulation to ban forced labour products and introduce our model law. On 14 September 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for…
The dark side of fashion: why we’re calling for legal reform this Fashion Week 21 February 2022 Blog London Fashion Week 2022 is here and whilst the world celebrates high end fashion, Georgina Russell, Fundraising and Communications Assistant, sheds light on the need to ensure that fashion isn’t being delivered at the cost of human rights. This week marks…
We urgently need a UK Business, Human Rights and Environment Act 25 January 2022 Blog At Anti-Slavery International, we’re calling on the UK government to introduce a Business, Human Rights and Environment Act. We believe that consumers should have assurances that the products they’re buying have not been made with forced labour. We believe that the government…
2021 in action: how you helped us to fight slavery worldwide 25 January 2022 Blog It’s a new year and here at Anti-Slavery International, we’ve been reflecting on all the great achievements over the last year. In 2021, thanks to your generous support, we supported a staggering 17,880 people across 21 projects in 10 countries,…
Uyghur forced labour: the government must act to stop forced labour cotton ending up on… 30 November 2021 Blog Two weeks ago, Sheffield Hallam University published a momentous report showing that international fashion brands, including UK companies, are very likely to be selling products made with the forced labour of Uyghurs. As a member of the Coalition to End…