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03 November 2022 In our latest blog, Eunice Waweru from Workers’ Rights Watch (WRW) – Anti-Slavery International partner in Kenya – exposes the exploitation of women in the flower industry in Kenya. Image credit: SL-Photography vis Shutterstock. Buying flowers can be a great way to express love and friendship, or… Keep reading »
Niger has been found guilty of trivialising legal justice for survivors of modern slavery by the West African Court of Justice. Mohamed Camara, our Africa Programme Officer, shares Mrs F’s fight for freedom and justice. Credit: Ramadhan Azmi via Unsplash Mrs F was born into slavery… Keep reading »
If women affected by slavery have the right tools, they can drastically change their lives. Keep reading »
On International Women's Day Gynel Moyo imagines a girl being the next Marie Curie instead of being a victim of slavery Keep reading »
Trafficked women document their lives with photography. We present their work and their stories. Keep reading »
Anti-Slavery director on gender and modern slavery at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Keep reading »
For International Women’s Day 2023, we’ve been thinking about women who inspire us. We hear lots of devastating stories about women around the world whose rights are being violated due to trafficking, forced labour, and other forms of slavery. But there are also lots of stories of empowerment. Stories about… Keep reading »
Sarah Mathewson analyses how widespread discrimination against women makes them extra vulnerable to exploitation and slavery, based on the West Africa example. Keep reading »
21 May 2015 Anti-Slavery International argues in a newly published paper that the levels of abuse, exploitation and control experienced by children as a result of child and early marriage can often meet international legal definitions of slavery and slavery-like practices, such as forced labour and trafficking. The issue of… Keep reading »