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Bangladesh vows to speed up efforts to convict human traffickers
Jewellery brands urged to do more to fight mining abuses
Indian teen trafficking survivor wins 'unprecedented' compensation
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No way back: Indian workers shun city jobs after lockdown ordeal
Indian state criminalises 'forced' religious marriage conversions
China says pope's remarks about "persecuted" Uighurs groundless
Malaysia to close some Top Glove factories over COVID worries
S.Korean delivery workers say COVID-19 boom means relentless toil
In Malaysia's Sabah, pandemic rages as migrants flee testing
South Sudan, Chad ranked the worst nations to be a girl in Africa
Ghana, Ivory Coast threaten to suspend sustainable cocoa schemes
U.S. blacklists companies exporting forced labor from North Korea
Ethiopian migrants stranded as conflict rages in Tigray
Kenya makes hospital arrests as it probes child trafficking ring
Nigeria convicts family of sex traffickers with rare jail sentence
New movement curbs imposed at Top Glove worker dorms
Costa Rica backs U.N. treaty to combat forced labor
Malaysia lets undocumented migrants work amid trafficking fears
Mexico president moves against subcontracting to end labor abuses
Senegalese youth decry illegal migration as sea deaths surge
Thailand allows thousands of migrants to extend work permits
Hong Kong opposition walkout 'setback' for anti-slavery, LGBT push
U.S. domestic workers seen better off under Biden presidency
Australian firms pressured to tackle slavery in Asia-Pacific
Australian police arrests 14 men on child abuse charges
Anti-trafficking groups urge Biden to focus on labor abuses
Slaves rescued from illegal gold mine run by blacklisted Brazilian
Bangladesh seeks Interpol's help to arrest trafficking kingpins
Teen's forced marriage prompts arrests order from Pakistan court
Apple puts Taiwan's Pegatron on probation over student workers
insight
Ethiopian girls in sex trade as COVID-19 deepens desperation
England's lockdown could fuel child trafficking by drug gangs
UK to big brands: do more to avoid forced labour in Xinjiang
Saudi Arabia to relax foreign workers' sponsorship terms
Garment workers on front line of Sri Lanka coronavirus outbreak
Pakistan police rescue Christian girl forced to marry Muslim man
California gig worker vote: What it means to an Uber driver
Standard Life Aberdeen to toughen processes after Boohoo scandal
EU urged to demand tougher Thai labour laws before trade talks
China treatment of Uighurs 'threat to religious freedom' - Pompeo
U.S. struggling to stop imports of goods made by slave labor
Brazil responsible in deadly fireworks blast, top court finds
In Indian election, former migrant worker pledges jobs for poorest
Netflix film Òlòtūré shines light on Nigerian sex trafficking
Malaysia's Top Glove 'making improvements' to reverse import ban
NXIVM sex cult founder Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison
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We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery.

Opinion

Meg Lewis Labour Behind The Label

Big brands have mistreated workers throughout the pandemic

Brands must pay workers their full wages during the coronavirus crisis and beyond
Mark Taylor .

How can the U.S. renew the fight against human trafficking?

President-elect Joe Biden’s administration can restore the United States’ global leadership in combating modern slavery
Gifawosen Markos Wolkite University

Ethiopia must set a minimum wage to defend workers’ dignity

Ethiopia’s race to the bottom for cheap and low-cost production is harming its factory workers
Katie Shaw Open Apparel Registry

Data drive can improve lives of garment workers worldwide

A global database of apparel factories allows major brands to be held to account for worker exploitation

In Depth

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Trafficked 'brides' stuck in China due to coronavirus after fleeing abuse
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Baby or a job? Stark choice for Taiwan's migrant workers

Videos & Pictures

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