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Modern slavery is unseen because it's convenient | The Future of Work Podcast – ILO Voices
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Modern slavery is unseen because it's convenient | The Future of Work Podcast – ILO Voices

The number of people in modern slavery has risen significantly in the last five years. 10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021 compared to 2016 global estimates. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable. Modern slavery also occurs in almost every country in the world, and cuts across ethnic, cultural and religious lines….

Football fans urge FIFA to pay up for migrant worker abuses
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Football fans urge FIFA to pay up for migrant worker abuses

Results from a survey commissioned by Amnesty International show that the majority of football fans are in favor of FIFA paying  $440 million in compensation to migrant workers who suffered abuses in bringing us the World Cup set to take place in Qatar. Pressure from fans 17,000 fans from 15 countries responded to the survey…

50 Million People Are Facing 'Modern Slavery' Worldwide: UN – The Sparrow News
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50 Million People Are Facing 'Modern Slavery' Worldwide: UN – The Sparrow News

Almost every country has the ‘right to live freely’ as their fundamental right today. However, millions of children and adults are still being exploited for other people’s commercial and personal gains. The United Nations (UN) has shared data confirming that last year around 50 million people were trapped in ‘modern slavery’. The data was released…

More Than 50 Million People Globally Are Now Trapped in Modern Slavery: ILO Report
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More Than 50 Million People Globally Are Now Trapped in Modern Slavery: ILO Report

“Forced me to clean or else she will kill me.“ “I had to leave the situation or be killed. I know I can never return home because I am considered a dead person for breaking the culture and bringing shame to the families. According to my father, I am dead.“ The first account voices the…

Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a 'surge of exploitation' – The Guardian
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Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a 'surge of exploitation' – The Guardian

New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage Fifty million people around the world are trapped in modern slavery, either forced to work against their will or forced into a marriage, according to new global estimates, marking a significant rise over the…

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…

Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News
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Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News

United Nations: Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely linked in India, according to a United Nations report that highlighted contemporary forms of slavery, including severe discrimination against Dalit women in South Asia, that led them to All areas are systematically denied choices and freedoms. Life Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights…

Child Labour, Caste-Based Discrimination, Poverty Interlinked in India: UN – The Quint
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Child Labour, Caste-Based Discrimination, Poverty Interlinked in India: UN – The Quint

Official data collected by the Forced Marriage Unit of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland suggests that a large majority of forced-marriage cases relate to Pakistan and, to a lower extent, to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Somalia. It noted that various States have taken legislative and other measures to address inequality and discrimination experienced by…

ATEST Recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative on Developing a Forced Labor Trade Policy
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ATEST Recommendations to U.S. Trade Representative on Developing a Forced Labor Trade Policy

Terry FitzPatrick August 5, 2022 The Honorable Katherine Tai U.S. Trade Representative Washington, DC Electronic Submission to Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov Docket Number USTR–2022–0006 Re: Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor Dear Ambassador Tai, Thank you for your leadership in the battle against forced labor by announcing that your office will develop a Forced Labor…

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…