In an update of the firm’s efforts to eradicate slavery in its supply chain, Adidas said it had targeted all tier two suppliers in high risk countries, including Taiwan, China, Vietnam and Indonesia, for participation in modern slavery capacity building workshops. The firm said high risk practices, including retaining documents or holding back wages, were [...]
Photo: Reuters/Alex Lee One in four female modern slavery survivors in the UK are pregnant when they escape from their captors, prompting urgent calls for the Government to better protect vulnerable victims in the aftermath of their ordeal. The main organisation supporting victims of modern slavery in London has revealed the majority of these women are routinely unable to access vital support with their [...]
Mauritius may have a reputation as a tropical paradise, but for thousands of migrants working in its factories, it represents a limbo of debt and bonded labour. Many arrive from Bangladesh, attracted by the promise of a decent job so that they can send money home to their families. But the reality is that they [...]
Image Source: ILO More than 35,000 people were rescued from slave labour in Brazil over the past 15 years, but over 600 of them ended up in similar conditions at least a second time. This means that 1.73 per cent of the 35,341 workers rescued from slavery in the country between 2003 and 2017 ended [...]
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he begins his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 7. (CNS/Paul Haring) Pope Francis urged a global coalition fighting human trafficking Feb. 9 to examine how society has tolerated or even turned a blind eye to the exploitation of vulnerable people. In an [...]
A $23 million venture fund aiming to tackle the threat of forced labour in big businesses with the help of tech startups was launched on Tuesday, backed by brands from Disney to Walmart. Humanity United, a U.S.-based foundation, has partnered with major corporations and the British government to create Working Capital, a first-of-its-kind fund to [...]
Migrant workers sort fish and seafood at a port in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. Photo: Reuters Thai fishing boat owners who trap workers on board ships and withhold wages often do not realize that is modern slavery, so authorities must ramp up their policing efforts, advocates say. Research shows many fishing operators are [...]
Photo Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival Forget jargon-filled monologues, raids to rescue enslaved Indian children inject drama into a documentary about Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who hopes the film will inspire viewers to play a part in the global fight to eradicate modern slavery. “Kailash”, which premiered last week at the U.S.-based Sundance [...]
