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.
Concerns grow over the treatment of trafficking victims exiting Myanmar’s scam compounds, a report exposes alarming gaps in Romania’s protections against child-trafficking, and new figures show a notable increase in potential victims of modern slavery in the UK.
Members of the EHAAT network develop more effective communication, rescued scam center workers are stranded in Myanmar, and a new report provides key insights into perceptions among persons at risk of irregular migration.
The European Commission plans to water down EU businesses’ human rights obligations, a new analysis highlights cases of forced labour across hundreds of global companies, and a report explores the ongoing vulnerability of displaced people from Ukraine.
Civil society calls on funders to safeguard the future of anti-trafficking work, hundreds of people are rescued from scamming compounds in Myanmar, and migrant workers from climate-vulnerable areas of Bangladesh face high forced labour risks.
CSOs’ on-the-ground insights into scam operations are under threat from funding cuts, this year’s TIP Report has allegedly dropped its LGBTQ+ section, and an investigation finds evidence of forced labour in Decathlon’s supply chain.
Years of CTIP progress could be undone by the USAID shutdown, ATEST provides extensive input for the 2025 TIP Report, and Kenyan activists highlight the lack of action on gender-based violence.
The USAID stop-work order triggers a crisis in the global CTIP sector, a new report examines the rise of tech-facilitated trafficking, and China arrests a key human trafficking suspect.
CSOs call for urgent action as trafficking for forced criminality draws in more victims, the U.S. temporarily suspends all foreign assistance programs, and Australia’s new anti-slavery commissioner calls for reforms to its forced labour laws.
Survivor-centered and unrestricted funding approaches would increase the impact of grassroots groups, an investigation into Indian cotton farms shows forced labour and child labour, and a Shein lawyer evades UK lawmakers’ questions on Chinese cotton.
CSOs in the East and Horn of Africa hold a workshop on securing resources for strategic priorities, UNODC’s new report highlights a 25 per cent increase in detected trafficking victims globally, and supply chain issues come under the spotlight in the UK.
CSOs and HRDs in repressed and closed countries need international connections and partnerships, a report exposes the flawed certification processes of western coffee brands, and a new study highlights the need for inclusive research practices.