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    Canned tuna brands found failing to combat slavery in supply chains

    Mon, 3 Jun 2019 13:35 PM

    As the demand for tuna grows - an industry worth about $42 billion - so does the risk of human rights abuses including labour exploitation, slavery and trafficking

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    No sewing please, we're sex workers: Thai prostitutes battle stigma

    Thu, 16 May 2019 12:23 PM

    Sex workers in Thailand have struggled to grow a movement to demand their human, civil and labour rights

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    OPINION: Four ways that anti-slavery donors can make an impact

    Wed, 8 May 2019 15:06 PM

    If you were a new donor to the anti-slavery sector, what would you fund?

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    OPINION: Accelerating the use of tech to combat human trafficking

    Wed, 1 May 2019 11:19 AM

    There is a growing need for the development and support of technologies working to protect potential victims of human trafficking

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    Migrant fishing workers in Ireland to get protections against slavery

    Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:01 PM

    Fishermen whose employment permits were previously tied to a single ship will now have the right to switch to another vessel without losing their right to work

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    Global taskforce tackles cybersex child trafficking in the Philippines

    Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:58 AM

    Tens of thousands of girls in the Philippines are estimated by charities to be trapped in the sex trade, with a growing number abused online for global clients

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    Ease poor people's access to loans to prevent slavery, say experts

    Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:57 AM

    Existing technologies that could help vulnerable people include using online behaviour to assess credit worthiness and digital IDs for those who don't have state-backed identity documents

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    US ban on slave-made goods nets tiny fraction of $400 bln threat

    Mon, 8 Apr 2019 13:48 PM

    The value of suspicious shipments seized so far under the 2016 law amount to 0.0015 percent of the estimated $400 billion in tainted goods believed to enter the U.S. market each year

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    Show don't tell - governments urged to lead way on tackling slavery

    Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:33 PM

    As the world strives to meet a U.N. goal of ending slavery and forced labour by 2030, companies and governments alike are facing growing public scrutiny over their anti-slavery policies

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    Irish migrant fisher workers' scheme breaches human rights, say UN rapporteurs

    Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:20 AM

    The system leaves workers tied to a single employer meaning they are vulnerable to abuse

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