Trafficking news

Twenty men convicted of grooming and raping young girls in Britain
analysis
Under fire, how can UK revamp its landmark anti-slavery law?
Instagram baby-selling bust prompts call for 'cyber patrols'
Spotlight
Chasing Shadows: Can technology save the slaves it snared?
Data project aims to stop human trafficking before it occurs Ellen Wulfhorst
interview
Russian model on mission to save disabled children from orphanages Lee Mannion
interview
Nobel laureate urges end to impunity on rape as weapon of war Inna Lazareva
Europe urged to protect thousands of children from traffickers Kieran Guilbert
UK police tell websites to patrol sex trafficking after arrests Kieran Guilbert
Shame and stigma leave UK's male slaves sleeping on the streets Kieran Guilbert
Traffickers use drugs to coerce British addicts into crime Umberto Bacchi
Rohingya refugee girls sold into forced labour in Bangladesh - UN Jared Ferrie
Sex, drugs and ... slavery? Human trafficking hidden in UK hotels Kieran Guilbert
Mexico hunts trafficking boss who made children beg in streets Oscar Lopez
'Too easy' to groom children as drug mules in UK Kieran Guilbert
Hunger pushes Congo's children into sex work and mines Inna Lazareva
Cambodia construction boom built on 'blood bricks' and slavery Jared Ferrie
Indian quarry slavery survivors welcome stiff sentence Anuradha Nagaraj
Twenty-two killed as truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey Reuters
Mexican police probe suspected trafficking on US-Mexico border Oscar Lopez
Brazil's fashion brands score poorly in supply chain index Karla Mendes
UK urged to tackle orphanage trafficking in anti-slavery fight Kieran Guilbert
Violations, possible sex trafficking found at Nevada brothels Reuters
Yazidi survivor hopes Nobel puts spotlight back on her people Umberto Bacchi
factbox
Persecution of the Yazidi people Lee Mannion
Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize Reuters
Tears flow as escaped Chibok captive brings news - good and bad Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Colombia gears up for high-profile sex slavery trial Anastasia Moloney
UK jails gang who turned slavery into 'family business' Emma Batha
Facebook says sex trafficking banned on site Reuters
Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking Reuters
Cooperation, not cash, key to ending modern slavery Kieran Guilbert
Unilever tops list of firms tackling forced labour Emma Batha
U.N. rights expert urges Malaysia to end child marriage Reuters
Migrants grapple with Libya trauma, prison debt in Cameroon Inna Lazareva
U.S. slavery victims denied compensation by courts Umberto Bacchi
Sex trafficking rapper exits Bulgarian TV show after outcry Sonia Elks
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About our Trafficking coverage

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

Opinion

Andrea Powell Karana Rising

It's time to change how we treat victims of sexual assault

We must recognize that rape culture exists only because we let it
David Westlake International Justice Mission

Consumers can’t stop slavery – or can they?

Know your stuff and vote with your wallet: ethical brands do exist
Patrick Burland International Organization for Migration

UK, the global leader combating slavery, is falling short at home

UK government is on its own ‘cliff edge’ in proving its commitment to radical reform to help victims of human trafficking and modern slavery
Joel Quirk and Cameron Thibos University of the Witwatersrand

Modern slavery is the tip of the iceberg

Worker-driven social responsibility aims to give workers a central voice in determining and monitoring their own working conditions

Trafficking In Translation

The In Translation service from the Thomson Reuters Foundation publishes translated versions of a selection of our trafficking stories in Hindi and Tamil.

In Depth

Back home, Cameroon migrants grapple with Libya trauma, prison debt
Scotland sets sights on slavery as more Vietnamese chase 'pot of gold'
insight
Nigeria's trafficking curse: the battle to dispel the black magic behind sex slavery
Despite reforms, Qatar's migrant workers still fear exploitation

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

Sex, drugs and ... slavery? Human trafficking hidden in UK hotels
Tears flow as escaped Chibok captive brings news - good and bad
Nigerian crime fighter enters spirit world to catch sex traffickers
Black magic ban dents sex trafficking in Nigeria