Slavery news

In Depth
Welcome to Brazil? Venezuelan workers exploited under aid program
Asia's apparel industry threatened by rising sea levels: study
Congo's children dodge gangs to sell sex drugs on Kinshasa streets
In Depth
Inside Amazon's shadow workforce in Mexico
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Taking on the Traffickers
Garment workers hit by COVID-19 rights rollback
Tunisian garment workers fight for unpaid wages in pandemic
Bangladesh factory owner arrested over fire that killed 52 workers
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Grief and neglect: 10 factory disasters in South Asia
U.S. to add Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang abuses
Glovo mulls appeal after Italian watchdog fines Foodinho
Malaysia to review recruitment fees after U.S trafficking report
Forced labour main human trafficking crime in Malaysia, U.S. says
France to investigate brands for hiding crimes in Xinjiang
U.S. warns of systemic racism in human trafficking report
Court jails 10 for child trafficking in Ivory Coast cocoa sector
Panel advises Dutch government to apologise for slavery
US to downgrade Malaysia to worst tier in trafficking report
Malaysian police official says forced labour not 'out of control'
Traffickers seen exploiting deadline for EU citizens in UK
YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos
US says China solar product ban will not hamper clean energy
UK children can stop nude photos being shared online with new tool
More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: U.N.
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
Escaped Eritrean trafficker given life sentence in Ethiopia
Can a new German law protect human rights in global supply chains?
US to expand work permits for immigrants who are crime victims
From street kid to mentor: surviving childhood labour in Ethiopia
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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
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About our Slavery coverage

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

Opinion

Maliha Malikpour ActionAid

As Afghans flee conflict, don't forget those hit by climate crisis

Women and children, forced from their homes by floods and drought, are at greater risk of violence and exploitation
Demetrios Papathanasiou and Kurt...

For decent work, we must improve the safety of artisanal miners

We have a collective responsibility to ensure that the world’s hidden mining workforce, supplying the materials we use in our daily lives, enjoy safe and productive working conditions
James Lynch FairSquare

Want to protect migrants from trafficking? Make recruitment fair

Until governments that import low-cost migrant labour take steps to ensure that employers pay the full costs of worker recruitment then it’s migrant workers who will pay
Sneh Aurora and Katharine Bryant

COVID exacerbated modern slavery - and offers a chance to end it

No country is free from slavery, and it is the responsibility of all governments to take action to fulfill their commitments to combat modern slavery and protect those who are most vulnerable

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