Today's News Headlines
Council of Europe: GRETA publishes its fourth report on Austria, 11 Mar 2025
the latest report on Austria from the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), which is responsible for monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, praises positive developments in the country, but also raises concerns.
CNN: Cuts to US foreign aid are hurting efforts to tackle human trafficking at scam compounds. Americans may pay the price, 11 Mar 2025
- Today, more than more than 220,000 people from across the world are estimated to have been trafficked to Myanmar and Cambodia and forced to con people around the globe out of their savings.
Blackstone Chambers: (Podcast) Episode 26: Using the law to fight slavery in the UK - a podcast with legal charity Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit, 11 Mar 2025
- In this episode, ATLEU’s Jamila Duncan-Bosu talks with Blackstone’s Charlotte Kilroy KC about ground-breaking litigation brought by Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU), on behalf of a young Indonesian man on a seasonal worker visa who was left homeless and in serious debt following exploitation on a UK fruit farm. The case argues that the visa scheme lacks the necessary safeguards to protect people from slavery and exploitation.
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CNN: Guest essay: To be anti-trafficking requires support for education rights, 11 Mar 2025
- Research shows that the longer we can keep kids in school, the better the chance they have of avoiding exploitative labour settings. Although 88% of children globally complete primary school, only 59% complete upper secondary school. That leaves millions of children and adolescents at risk. However, we know a number of steps that will improve access to education and help support children to stay in school.
The Guardian: Staley pushed JP Morgan to keep Epstein as client despite human trafficking concerns, court hears, 11 Mar 2025
- The former bank boss Jes Staley pushed JP Morgan to keep Jeffrey Epstein as a client despite human trafficking concerns and told him suspicious withdrawals from his account were being investigated, a court has heard.
