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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.
By Louisa Borg Haviara Human trafficking is divided into forced labour and sex trafficking. According to the latest Global Slavery index (2018) over 40 million men, women or children, are current victims of modern slavery with women and girls being disproportionately vulnerable, accounting for 71 per cent of all victims. The Cyprus justice ministry welcomed the upgrading of…
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the global leaders in cocoa production, have raised the premium that chocolate manufacturers and trading companies pay for their cocoa. The increase is part of wider efforts to reduce farmer poverty, which in turn helps to address child labor and trafficking. Moving out of negative numbers Ghana has increased its…
There has been an increase in reported human trafficking cases in the country, a study by ActionAid Ghana has indicated. It found an 46-per cent increase in reported human trafficking cases between 2020 and 2021. The study, titled: “Baseline study on combatting modern slavery in Ghana project (CMSP)”, also showed that 80 per cent of…
The U.K. is failing to provide adequate support for trafficking victims, according to the 2022 Trafficking in Persons report. The report is particularly critical of how the government penalizes victims who […]
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While it may seem incomprehensible today, some 40 million people worldwide fall under a modern definition of slavery. Chattel slavery, where one person owns another person, is illegal worldwide, but modern slavery includes such practices as forced labor, debt bondage, human trafficking, and forced marriage. Nearly 62% (24.9 million) of people living in modern slavery…
Modern slavery takes many forms, with men, women and children of all ages and backgrounds falling victim to human trafficking, forced labour, domestic servitude, or debt bondage. People can be exploited to work for little or no pay in trades such as car washes, food production and the beauty and construction industries. However, seasonal workers…
ATEST Applauds Overwhelming Bipartisan House Passage of the First of Four Bills to Reauthorize Trafficking Victims Protection Act July 27, 2022 • 5:37 pm • Terry FitzPatrick WASHINGTON – Legislation to reauthorize the key law that underpins the U.S. government’s efforts to combat human trafficking and forced labor has passed the House of Representatives with…
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…
30 July marks the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/68/192 in 2013. The United Nations member states declared that such a day was necessary to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion…
The climate crisis is here. In a week where large parts of the world have seen soaring temperatures, fires and damage to infrastructure, it is evident that the need to transition to clean energy is urgent. Forced labor links to solar power Solar power could be a strong alternative renewable energy source but the solar…
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