East African CSOs confront the poverty and legal gaps that drive re-trafficking, human rights groups say the EU’s new deportation proposal focuses on punishment not protection, and experts urge Pakistan to protect children from trafficking disguised as adoption.
New research spotlights the ongoing expansion of online scam compounds in Southeast Asia, a post-Brexit reduction in seafood import checks risks letting forced labour products into the UK, and a new U.S. network aims to connect trafficking survivors with free legal support.
Cross Global and other CSOs in India combine direct support with policy engagement to fight exploitation, Texas reclassifies trafficking as a first-degree felony, and crypto companies freeze assets connected to online fraud.
Experts contend that forced labour bans lead to major changes in corporate behavior, a new report maps the financial ecosystem underpinning cyber-scam networks, and a project to protect workers in Cameroon centers community-led systems.
Human rights donors should mobilize funding for community-led due diligence initiatives, the IOM requests inputs for its Global Strategy on Migration, Business and Human Rights, and the OSCE seeks survivor leaders for its advisory council.
EHAAT findings highlight the role of legal assistance in supporting victim recovery, experts sound the alarm over staffing cuts at the U.S. TIP Office, and UK lawmakers recommend sweeping reforms to address forced labour in supply chains.
EHAAT data highlights re-trafficking risks including family instability and a lack of access to education, experts question the credibility of Cambodia’s anti-scam crackdown, and Walk Free warns of threats to the EU’s due diligence legislation.
EHAAT and Freedom Collaborative publish a new routes mapping report, the U.S. lays off significant numbers of State Department staffers, and a new paper highlights the disproportionate risk of exploitation for disabled people.
EHAAT members meet to review progress and plan future initiatives, UNODC highlights weak legal responses to forced criminality in ASEAN states, and Ghanaian authorities rescue trafficking victims lured abroad by football contract promises.
A study of exploitation in India’s sugarcane sector calls for systemic change across supply chains, former U.S. presidents criticize the dismantling of USAID, and displaced Cambodian families receive payouts from a Thai sugar producer.
Freedom Collaborative and GLC host a discussion on challenges and opportunities in the anti-trafficking sector, the ILO commits to global standards for platform work, and this year’s Global Rights Index notes a steep decline in workers’ rights.
The Beyond Trafficking and Slavery project examines its critiques of the anti-trafficking establishment, a new publication offers guidance on implementing the non-punishment principle, and NGOs call for humanitarian assistance in Yemen.