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.
EHAAT members and Southeast Asia experts discuss the trafficking of East Africans into cyber-scam centers, IJM examines potential links between scam compounds and child sextortion, and Uzbek Forum warns that cotton sector reforms in Uzbekistan risk being undermined by coercive dependency.
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.
Frontline groups spotlight the unequal impact of ongoing funding challenges, ICAT underscores the connection between trafficking and organized crime, and UHRP warns that expanding EU-bound air cargo routes risk embedding Uyghur forced labour.
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.
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.