Slavery news

Back whistleblowers to stop abuses, says UK anti-slavery tsar
Hamburg sex workers demand Germany's brothels reopen
expert views
How can Britain stop brands like Boohoo exploiting workers?
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No way back: Indian workers shun city jobs after lockdown ordeal
SLA sells Boohoo shares citing worker abuse allegations
Myanmar jade mine disaster fed by COVID-era desperation
China to hit back against U.S. sanctions over Uighur rights
Workers rights allegations fail to deter Boohoo sell-side backers
Mexican authorities misreport migrant trafficking numbers
With schools closed, child labour on the rise in lockdown Uganda
Boohoo reviews British supply chain after factory report fallout
Migrants rescued from squalid conditions in Malta
Malaysia's Sime Darby to look into report of forced labour
Netflix film ‘365 Days’ sparks calls for rape, trafficking alerts
Senegal slave island renames Europe Square
Brazil shocked by woman held as slave for years at family mansion
Patchy demand at stores spells more pain for garment suppliers
Britain's Boohoo to ditch suppliers that don't meet standards
Netflix stands by film accused of glorifying sex trafficking
Former child miner wins Diana award for setting up school in India
analysis
In India, child labour victims struggle to receive compensation
U.S. takes up Nestle, Cargill appeals over human rights claims
Fashion company Boohoo accused of putting workers at risk
U.S. officials seize Chinese hair goods over forced labor fears
U.S. warns firms of human rights abuse risks in China
'Shocking' abuse of migrants forced to pick strawberries in Spain
Child labour on Ivory Coast cocoa farms rises during pandemic
Congo vows zero tolerance over child soldiers
insight
Thailand's migrant sex workers fear for the future
Boxer trafficked as a child wins right to stay in the UK
Mothers forced out of factory jobs in India as creches shut
Nigeria's slave descendants hope race protests curb discrimination
U.S. criticized over top anti-trafficking ranking despite failings
Bangladesh sex workers face hunger, abuse amid coronavirus
U.S. finds Bangladesh improving anti-trafficking efforts
Coronavirus increases vulnerability to trafficking - U.S. report
Victim or Villain? Anti-slavery movement urged to tackle racism
Descendants of slaves in Brazil count their dead from COVID-19
Congo officials vow to tackle child labour, virus threatens spike
The African refugees and migrants trapped inside Yemen's war
Bangladesh arrests dozens after migrant workers murdered in Libya
Soccer player puts spotlight on plight of migrant fruit pickers
Online child sex abuse in Thailand nears record high
Calls for cooperation as online child sex abuse soars in Europe
Trump signs bill pressuring China over Uighur Muslim crackdown
Workers' rights crumbling as coronavirus threatens more setbacks
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About our Slavery coverage

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

Opinion

Ilana Winterstein Clean Clothes Campaign

Boohoo, Leicester’s factories exemplify the shady garment sector

Fashion giant Boohoo is not the only retailer that needs to clean up its supply chains, particularly amid the coronavirus outbreak
Luis C.deBaca Yale University

Storm clouds on the horizon for U.S. human trafficking rankings

The United States must take the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report as a self-critical call to action, just as it expects of foreign counterparts
Andrew Crane University of Bath

Business schools should stop ignoring modern slavery

Slavery is a multi-billion business - it's time for researchers to start paying more attention to it
Azim Kidwai Mercy Mission UK

BLM can help us free slaves today, as well as condemning history

We must avoid our grandchildren having to pull down a new generation of statues

In Depth

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EXCLUSIVE-Brazil halts mobile group's anti-slavery operations due to coronavirus
Trafficked 'brides' stuck in China due to coronavirus after fleeing abuse
Criminal or victim? Female drug mules trapped as 'legal zombies' in Brazil
Baby or a job? Stark choice for Taiwan's migrant workers

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

Dutch sex worker sets up crowdfunding page as coronavirus closes brothels
interview
Actress Mira Sorvino calls for action on pimps, buying sex to end trafficking
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EXCLUSIVE-New Ethiopia law to give life sentences to crooked labour brokers
Indian slaves swap life of bondage for seat in boardroom at tea plantation