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Modern slavery is a term used to describe situations in which individuals are forced to work or provide services under conditions that are exploitative and abusive. Modern slavery can take many different forms, such as human trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, or forced marriage. Victims of modern slavery are often deprived of their freedom and are unable to leave their situation due to threats, violence, or other forms of coercion. Modern slavery is a global problem and affects people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. It is condemned by international law and is a violation of human rights.
Tribunal hears there were grounds to suspect the then 15-year-old had been groomed as a child bride Police should have helped Shamima Begum return to Britain after she joined Islamic State in Syria because there were grounds to suspect she had been groomed as a child bride, a court has heard. Samantha Knights KC told…
This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. Hope for Justice, is working on an ambitious technology pilot that could allow anonymised data about the survivors we help to be shared…
The Sharm El-Sheikh COP27 climate summit concluded last week after two weeks of tense discussions with world leaders. Well past the agreed deadline, talks eventually resulted in a historic agreement on loss and damage, which places the responsibility on wealthier states to provide financial assistance to poorer states facing the immediate impacts of the climate…
Police should have investigated whether Shamima Begum was a victim of human trafficking and helped her return if she was, a court heard, as there were grounds to suspect she had been groomed as a child bride. Begum was 15 years old when she left the U.K. to join Islamic State in Syria. Just…
The PSNI has approached victims from 27 brothels across Northern Ireland as part of a huge effort involving over 150 officers, against an organised crime group. Belfast Live joined police from the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit on Monday, as they visited two premises in Newry, with the door kicked in at one. Two…
Don Juan Corzo Jacksonville, FL.- More than 120 people marched on Saturday, October 15, to the banks of the St. Johns River, downtown Jacksonville, to raise awareness of human sex and labor trafficking, in an event that took place in several cities in the United States and the world. Carrying signs with messages of hope…
Upon surveying civil society organizations across Southeast Asia, Free the Slaves has published a report, ‘Learning from NGOs’ Approaches to Modern Slavery in Southeast Asia’. Groups working to counter modern slavery in this region and beyond can learn from FTS’s data-driven recommendations. Over 60 organizations responded to FTS’s online survey, leading to the key findings…
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ahead of Black Friday and the holiday shopping season, the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking is reminding customers to choose their products and retailers carefully to avoid contributing to the forced labor trade. The United Nations, this year, estimated 28 million people around the world, including children, are in forced labor –…
The reported horrors faced by some migrant workers in Thailand’s fisheries point to a crisis affecting the world. Many migrants who sign up to work in Thailand’s fishing industry have no idea what awaits. Many are tricked and promised steady work with monthly earnings to deceive them into modern slavery. The reported conditions are hellish:…
Bloomberg News sent out Shein clothing for a laboratory test. The result? The German lab, Agroisolab GmbH, found that the carbon, hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios indicated that the Uyghur Region was the likely origin and that 95% of other possible cotton regions were definitely not the source. Agroisolab uses isotope testing to trace source…
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