Slavery news

Can a new German law protect human rights in global supply chains?
Escaped Eritrean trafficker given life sentence in Ethiopia
From street kid to mentor: surviving childhood labour in Ethiopia
In Depth
Inside Amazon's shadow workforce in Mexico
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Taking on the Traffickers
Cheers and quiet reflection as U.S. crowds mark Juneteenth
Malaysia's FGV to pick auditor to assess forced labour accusation
Biden signs 'Juneteenth' bill, asks U.S. to reflect on slavery
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Nestle, Cargill over slavery lawsuit
US to expand work permits for immigrants who are crime victims
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Ten facts about rising child labour around the world
Child labour rises globally for the first time in decades
Child kidnapping used as warfare tactic in Mozambique
U.S. to unveil human trafficking steps; Harris visits Guatemala
China policies could cut millions of Uyghur births in Xinjiang
Bangladesh arrests sex trafficking suspects after TikTok video
Kenyan worker's arrest shows power, and peril, of online advocacy
No pandemic recovery in global jobs until at least 2023 - ILO
NBA stars urged to end China endorsements, warned on forced labor
'Recipe for disaster': COVID-19 spreads fear in India's tea estate
US bans Chinese fishing fleet imports over alleged forced labor
Qatar charges migrant activist for violating security laws
US probes Malaysian glove makers over forced labour allegations
Migrant workers face tough quarantine as COVID-19 cases surge
Canada probes forced labour claims in Malaysian industries
Fears grow for Congo's lone children after volcanic eruption
COVID-19 pushes Congo's children into domestic work
Governments urged to boost cash to end COVID-fuelled child labour
Georgia votes to change largest U.S. Confederate monument
Top car companies face shutdown in India over workers' COVID fears
Uniqlo shirts blocked at U.S. border over forced labour concerns
Ivory Coast jails child traffickers after cocoa farm raids
COVID pushes child vendors onto Central African Republic's streets
An audit gave the all-clear. Others alleged slavery
Cambodia's garment workers struggle to pay debts as lockdown bites
Friend of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz to plead guilty to sex trafficking
U.S. seizes shipment from Malaysia's Top Glove over forced labour
China 'uses coercion in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur births'
Mexico scraps union vote, U.S. lawmakers warn of labor abuses
Indian workers allege 'shocking violations' building Hindu temple
Pandemic's hard realities worsen Venezuelan child labor crisis
Ivory Coast police rescue 68 children working on cocoa farms
China urges U.N. states not to attend Xinjiang event next week
Communities seen as key to ending use of child soldiers
Gridlock in Athens as transport staff strike over labour reform
US seizes Malaysia's Top Glove shipment on forced labour concern
Fears of child exploitation grow in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
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About our Slavery coverage

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery.

Opinion

Michael Ehis Odijie University College London (UCL)

To stop child labour in West African cocoa farming, context is key

Manufacturers, NGOs and stakeholder groups cannot combat child labour and trafficking in West Africa without understanding the context of cocoa farming
Kailash Satyarthi Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation

Why is child labour not on the G7 agenda?

To build back better we have to reverse the outrageous increase in child labour
Alula Pankhurst Oxford University

Why a blanket ban on child labour can harm children

Working about 20 hours a week can have a positive impact on children’s school attendance, analysis by UNICEF and Ethiopia’s Central Statistics Agency shows
David Westlake International Justice Mission

Violence: the parallel pandemic to COVID-19

The restrictions put in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19 have, unintentionally, created serious barriers to reaching people in situations of trafficking or violence and bringing them to safety

In Depth

Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers
Pandemic drives more people to risk lives in India's illegal mica mines
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INSIGHT-The gig workers taking legal action to regain control of their data
INSIGHT - Latin American crime cartels turn to crypto to clean up their cash

Videos & Pictures

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Sex trafficking - a family business
The lost girls of Myanmar
Generations of Romanian girls trafficked into sex industry
Frontline Insight: Photographing Libya’s slaves
Getting to Europe: The Game
UK police in the fight against human trafficking

Editor's Picks

Brazil's anti-slavery wins bring new test: how to compensate victims
Chinese tech patents tools that can detect, track Uighurs
Migrant school closures fuel child labour in Thai seafood industry
The daughter who washed the dishes: How secret mobile footage helped one woman escape domestic servitude in Brazil