Every week, our global newsletter gives you the latest on critical issues and anti-trafficking efforts around the world. We work closely with our community members to bring you field reports and details of noteworthy initiatives. In addition, our regional monthly newsletters feature updates on local developments, plus contributions from our partners in Asia, Africa and Europe.
Reports reveal the extent of migrant worker vulnerability to climate-related health risks, UN experts urge Malaysia to protect Bangladeshi workers, and trafficking victims are subject to systematic violations by authorities in north-east Syria.
Read MoreTrafficking prevention strategies must evolve to include overlooked populations, Kenyan CSOs call for laws to address online exploitation, and a UK campaign group makes recommendations for a tech company Code of Practice in response to the Online Safety Act.
Read MorePartnerships between groups in origin and destination countries allow greater scope for anti-trafficking work, migrant kidnapping cases surge at the U.S. Southern Border, and data ecosystem gaps must be addressed to combat forced labour in supply chains.
Read MoreDonors must empower community groups to make aid more effective, the Indian shrimp industry requires urgent reform of its exploitative practices, and the organized crime rings behind scamming compounds now make US$3 trillion a year.
Read MoreUpheaval at Nepal’s Labour Ministry curtails progress on migrant worker rights, experts sound the alarm over high levels of trafficking in Sudan, and a report reveals that sugar labourers in India have hysterectomies in order to keep working.
Read MoreAn Indonesian CSO urges fintech companies to collaborate on child abuse prevention strategies, Human Rights Watch flags up harmful migrant detention conditions in Malaysia, and a U.S. court rules in favor of major tech brands accused of supporting child labour.
Read MoreAn Indonesian CSO urges fintech companies to collaborate on child abuse prevention strategies, Human Rights Watch flags up harmful migrant detention conditions in Malaysia, and a U.S. court rules in favor of major tech brands accused of supporting child labour.
Read MoreMigrant children without birth certificates are at risk of exploitation in Saudi Arabia, experts welcome progress on the EU forced labour ban but identify flaws, and campaigners urge the UK Government to investigate the treatment of unaccompanied child asylum seekers.
Read MoreA grassroots group collaborates with local communities to address child labour in Ghana, an international alliance calls on the EU to protect crime victims irrespective of their residence status, and a report says the Ukraine war is reinforcing harmful gender stereotypes.
Read MoreSoutheast Asian countries are in need of a common victim identification framework, a policy brief examines disappearances as a tool of organized crime, and a new report offers a deep analysis of forced labour in U.S. jails and the private wealth it generates.
Read MoreHuman traffickers evade or bribe security agents in Kenya putting migrants at risk, nearly half the victims of criminal exploitation in the UK are children, and Canada’s migrant farmworker system faces a class-action lawsuit.
Read MoreYoung people help design awareness-raising initiatives to promote online safety, a new documentary investigates a cyber-fraud compound in Myanmar, and an Uzbek human rights group flags up the risk of forced labour in the cotton industry.
Read MoreIllegal gambling sites with links to criminal groups use soccer sponsorship to reach Asian audiences, the EU moves to enhance its anti-trafficking directive, and a charity challenges the UK’s Seasonal Worker visa scheme on the basis of human rights breaches.
Read MoreResearch finds anti-trafficking concerns need greater attention in humanitarian settings, IOM launches a funding appeal to protect people on the move, and Anti-Slavery International issues guidance for the clean energy industry on forced labour risks.
Read MoreNew research highlights the emergence of online fraud centers in Laos, Human Rights Watch calls for urgent protection of the international rights system, and UNODC flags up the sophisticated banking architecture used by crime groups in East and Southeast Asia.
Read MoreLack of enforcement is impeding efforts to address labour exploitation in Lebanon, researchers find forced labour conditions at factories in Mauritius, and private auditors are failing to detect child labour in the United States.
Read MoreGlobal stakeholders share ideas for leveraging technology in anti-trafficking work, the UK sanctions entities connected to Southeast Asian scamming compounds, and Survivor Alliance launches its latest leadership academy program.
Read MoreUSAID Asia CTIP brings together survivor leaders and other practitioners at its annual summit, Australia looks to establish its first federal Anti-Slavery Commissioner, and record numbers of Chinese citizens make the perilous journey to the U.S. southern border.
Read MoreLSI releases guidance for all stakeholders on the non-punishment principle, a report reveals severe human rights abuses at UAE’s Cop28 site, and inspectors find labour and rights violations at coffee farms in Brazil.
Read MoreChildren in conflict areas are highly vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation, a landmark legal decision awards damages to smuggling victims’ families, and the Biden administration directs U.S. agencies abroad to prioritize workers’ rights.
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