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.
Scam operators in Cambodia could be emboldened after officials announce raid on compound but arrest few, the Australian Government responds to the Modern Slavery Act review, and an investigation finds UK “Italian” purees may use forced labour-grown Chinese tomatoes.
Civil society guidance highlights human trafficking as a national security, global trade, and economic growth issue in the U.S., the EU adopts a new forced labour regulation, and GAATW explores the barriers to justice faced by migrant women.
The global community must meaningfully support civil society in addressing forced criminality, rights groups call on the EU to respect human rights legal frameworks, and the U.S. bans frankincense oil imports over the use of forced labour.
A Cambodian NGO explains how it switched to a survivor-centered model, Australia appoints its first Anti-Slavery Commissioner, and a survivor network celebrates its launch in Kenya.