The phenomenon of torture for ransom is increasingly occurring on migrant routes as a new form of human trafficking.
We shouldn't hold our breath waiting for developing countries to enforce their own labour laws, so that can't be the answer for stopping forced labour.
Becky’s life represents the world in microcosm. She isn’t the first of the migrants I’ve worked with to have died and will unlikely be the last. Becky was 28 years old.
BTS speaks with Suntaree Saeng-ging on the informal economy in Thailand.
BTS speaks with Cecilia Susiloretno of Home Net Indonesia on the penetration of global supply chains into many workers' homes.
BTS speaks with JJ Rosenbaum of the National Guestworker Alliance on ways to protect workers in global supply chains, including a global minimum wage.
The forthcoming release of a World Bank investigation into rights violations of tea plantation workers in Assam represents an incredible achievement for communities who have raised their voice against formidable odds.
Los abajo firmantes expresamos nuestro sólido apoyo al Grupo de Trabajo de Expertos en Personas de Descendencia Africana de la ONU. English, Français
Too often excluded from political representation and social protection, Indian ‘circular migrants’ need a better deal, argues Indrajit Roy.
In the face of rising racism, scholars, activists and civil society organisations express their support for the UN Working Group on People of African Descent, and call on the UN to heed the call for reparatory justice. Français, Español
Face au racisme mondial, un group d'experts et d'activistes expriment leur soutien au Group de travail des esperts Nations Unies sur la situation des personnes d'ascendance africaine. English, Español
Civil society organisations campaigned intensely to shape the UK’s modern slavery bill as it went through parliament. The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group’s coordinator explains all that went on behind the scenes.
