Anti-Slavery International

From their website at https://www.antislavery.org/

Who we are: Founded in 1839, we are the oldest international human rights organisation in the world. Today, we draw on our experience to work to eliminate all forms of slavery and slavery like practices throughout the world. We are not interested in easy solutions. Instead, we deal with the root causes of slavery and its consequences to achieve sustainable change.

World Cup 2022: the reality for migrant workers in Qatar
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World Cup 2022: the reality for migrant workers in Qatar

23 August 2022  In our latest blog, Eloise Savill, Private Sector Adviser, explains the reality of modern slavery in Qatar and the implications for Qatar hosting the World Cup 2022.   Image credit: Sven Hansche via Shutterstock. In under three months’ time, the men’s FIFA World Cup 2022 – the most watched sporting event in the…

Turkmenistan: new harvest findings and how governments should address forced labour in Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan: new harvest findings and how governments should address forced labour in Turkmenistan

18 July 2022 In the latest blog, Ruslan Myatiev, founder of Turkmen.news, details the latest findings from the Turkmen cotton harvest. Image credit: em_concepts via Shutterstock. Every year, thousands of people in Turkmenistan are forced into the fields to pick cotton. Despite campaigning and public pressure, the 2021 cotton harvest in Turkmenistan was no exception…

Supporting people displaced from Ukraine with safe employment: launch of new guidance
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Supporting people displaced from Ukraine with safe employment: launch of new guidance

1 August 2022 At Anti-Slavery International we continue to be concerned about the risk of modern slavery to those who have fled Ukraine. That’s why we have been working collaboratively with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) alongside businesses, other civil society actors and wider networks to develop guidelines for supporting the safe employment of people…

Improving access to remedy for migrant workers: conclusions from a 3-year project
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Improving access to remedy for migrant workers: conclusions from a 3-year project

25 July 2022 In our latest blog, Cristina Patriarca shares the conclusions from a 3-year project working to improve access to remedy for migrant workers.  Image credit: Bannafarsai_Stock, via Shutterstock. Modern slavery in supply chains is a widespread, world-wide problem. Regardless of international labour standards and frameworks, “low-skilled” migrant workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation…

Historic new Uyghur forced labour law in the USA: other countries must not become dumping grounds for Uyghur forced labour products
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Historic new Uyghur forced labour law in the USA: other countries must not become dumping grounds for Uyghur forced labour products

21 June 2022 Business and Human Rights Manager, Chloe Cranston, explains the impact of a new US law on Uyghur forced labour in global supply chains. Image by Olena Yakobchuk, via Shutterstock. Today, 21 June 2022, a historic new law will come into effect in the United States, which takes sweeping measures to address corporate…

Climate change and modern slavery: the nexus that cannot be ignored
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Climate change and modern slavery: the nexus that cannot be ignored

8 June 2022 As IIED launches new research demonstrating that climate change not only increases vulnerability but is leading to modern slavery, our CEO Jasmine O’Connor, reflects on the evidence so far and what needs to happen now. A ruined house a little way down the valley from a mudslide. The brown mark shows how…

The European Commissions’ proposal for an EU due diligence law: our recommendations addressing its current shortcomings
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The European Commissions’ proposal for an EU due diligence law: our recommendations addressing its current shortcomings

In February 2022, we shared our initial reaction to the EU Commissions’ proposal for a mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence law. We have now released our comprehensive analysis and recommendations for addressing the proposal’s shortcomings. Rocio Domingo-Ramos, Business and Human Rights Policy and Research Officer, shares how we believe the proposal can be…

How the RNA process created yet another “hostile environment”
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How the RNA process created yet another “hostile environment”

25 April 2022 Kimberley – policy and monitoring assistant at Anti-Slavery International and co-author of our most recent report “One day at a time” – talks about the hostile environment created for survivors of modern slavery. Today, the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group and Anti-Slavery International launch the first report looking at the experience of the Recovery…

Okay Google, what’s the RNA (Recovery Needs Assessment)?
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Okay Google, what’s the RNA (Recovery Needs Assessment)?

26 April 2022 Today, the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group, hosted by Anti-Slavery International, launches “One day at a time”, a report looking at the Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA). Co-author of the report, Olly, sheds light on the report and on the RNA process itself. Image via unsplash. As someone who has lived experience of the Recovery…

One day at a time: shedding light on the Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA)
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One day at a time: shedding light on the Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA)

Today, the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group and chair Anti-Slavery International launch the first report looking at the experience of the Recovery Needs Assessment (RNA) process. The new report entitled “One day at a time” charters the first-hand experiences of, not only those on the receiving end of support, but also the experiences of Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract…