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    When people are free to succeed, business succeeds

    Thu, 24 May 2018 14:36 PM

    At Virgin, we have adopted an Anti-Slavery Policy which sets out our zero-tolerance stance on slavery and trafficking

  2. article

    Rich nations ramp up anti-slavery funding yet businesses urged to do more

    Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:18 AM

    With slavery increasingly regarded as a major global issue, there is growing scrutiny on how much is being spent to meet a U.N. goal to end the crime by 2030

  3. article

    Thai businesses must act to curb abuses at home and abroad - U.N.

    Thu, 5 Apr 2018 10:38 AM

    The seafood sector has come under intense scrutiny in recent years following investigations that found slavery, trafficking and violence on fishing boats

  4. article

    Labour trafficking rises across Europe as laws fall short - watchdog

    Tue, 3 Apr 2018 11:23 AM

    Victims are often reluctant to seek help because they may depend on their traffickers for work, food and housing, and fear deportation or retaliation if they speak out, activists say

  5. article

    Fishermen long for justice as Thailand comes under UN scrutiny

    Thu, 29 Mar 2018 07:52 AM

    "I am not happy here. At least if I go home, I can be with my wife and children"

  6. article

    Anti-trafficking charity launches materials aimed at Kenyan children

    Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:22 PM

    Most information on human trafficking is focused on southeast Asia and is therefore often of limited relevance in Kenya

  7. article

    Bank accounts for fishermen in Thailand can help end abuses, officials say

    Thu, 8 Mar 2018 12:51 PM

    Pressure grows from foreign buyers to tackle abuses in the multi-billion-dollar sector

  8. article

    'Progress and persistent abuses' in Thailand's fishing industry, says U.N.

    Wed, 7 Mar 2018 09:22 AM

    Thailand's seafood sector has come under scrutiny in recent years after investigations showed slavery, trafficking and violence on fishing boats and at onshore processing facilities

  9. article

    Slaves' descendants in Brazil braced for land titles' fight

    Tue, 6 Mar 2018 15:43 PM

    Some 16 million of the quilombolas, as the slaves' descendants are known, are among the poorest people in Brazil

  10. article

    Online tool helps seafood companies counter slavery risk

    Fri, 16 Feb 2018 13:52 PM

    "We hope the tool will lead to long-term changes to practices in the industry so that seafood that is free of forced labour, human trafficking, and hazardous child labour becomes the norm"

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