CSOs must build networks and solidarity in order to withstand current threats

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.

East African care workers in the Gulf face deeply entrenched systems of exploitation

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.

The Thai Government suspends victim screenings for trafficked workers trapped in Myanmar

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.

East African CSOs attend training sessions on impactful communications

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.

Leaked proposed legislation seeks to significantly scale back EU due diligence laws

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.

CSOs release a joint statement on the urgent need for anti-trafficking funding

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.

The erosion of civil society programs risks the loss of valuable frontline intelligence

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.

USAID Funding Crisis Puts Decades of Anti-Trafficking Progress at Risk

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.

Freedom Collaborative seeks emergency funding for its crisis response initiatives

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.

Traffickers target new groups of victims to work in cyber-scamming compounds

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.

Systemic changes are needed to allow more anti-trafficking funding to reach victims

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.

EHAAT members gather to discuss the network’s long-term sustainability strategies

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.