RSO hosts a workshop on cross-border coordination for trafficking investigations, a report explores how China is circumventing a U.S. ban on forced labour imports, and trafficking survivors file a record-breaking number of civil cases.
The anti-trafficking sector faces both a lack of funding and increased restrictions, UN experts call for urgent action on forced criminality in scam compounds, and a report highlights forced labour in Turkmenistan’s cotton industry.
Cambodia’s state-cybercrime nexus poses a threat to global security, human rights experts condemn violence against women and girls in Sudan, and Sierra Leonean migrants are increasingly being trafficked to the Middle East.
This year’s Europe Regional Freedom from Slavery Forum explores priorities for effective coordination, a report highlights the abuse of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia, and a UK job ban forces female asylum seekers into sex work.
HAART Kenya highlights the need for multi-agency support for scam-compound survivors, the U.S. sanctions the armed group behind one of Myanmar’s trafficking networks, and Walk Free raises concerns over human rights budget cuts.
Frontline groups report increased human trafficking from East Africa to India, more than 100 organizations urge the restoration of ILAB grants, and the UK’s state-owned energy company will ban solar panels linked to slave labour.
Civil society groups highlight gaps in the response to trafficking for online fraud in a submission to the UN, a research paper examines corporate lobbying impacts, and campaigners call for action on fast fashion’s exploitative business model.
An overview of the global response to human trafficking calls for increased coordination among stakeholders, campaigners call on Australia to act against modern slavery, and UK victims reject government support for fear of deportation.
The OSCE’s anti-trafficking conference highlights the specific vulnerabilities of children, Sweden reaffirms its support for IOM efforts in Africa, and UK charities urge the government to enhance support for modern slavery victims.
The U.S. terminates dozens of international programs combating forced labour and rights abuses, the Council of Europe calls for renewed commitment on human trafficking, and Thailand drafts legislation to strengthen corporate responsibility.
The international shifts affecting civil society offer a chance to rethink approaches, new figures show 2024 as the deadliest year on record for migrants, and a report looks at the impact of Asian donor countries on global development work.
A new report calls for better protections for care workers in Gulf countries, women’s rights advocates warn that funding cuts have put progress at risk, and Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee Seafoods over its alleged knowledge of supply-chain abuse.