Ten Years of the Modern Slavery Act |
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Free Movement: Ten years after the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act, safety is more elusive than ever, 27 Mar 2025
Sustainable Views: Ten years on, the UK’s Modern Slavery Act is still not fit for purpose, 26 Mar 2025
Law360: Forced Labor Proposals Fail As Modern Slavery Act Turns 10, 25 Mar 2025
University of Bath: University of Bath Professor Andrew Crane shapes newly updated UK Modern Slavery Act, 25 Mar 2025
The Conversation: Ten years after the Modern Slavery Act, why has this ‘world-leading’ legislation had so little impact? 24 Mar 2025
Reuters: How UK plc can again lead the world in combatting modern slavery, 24 Mar 2025
North Edinburgh News: 10 years on, is the Modern Slavery Act still fit for purpose? 22 Mar 2025
UK Parliament: 10 years on is the Modern Slavery Act still fit for purpose? 21 Mar 2025
UK House of Lords: Modern Slavery Act 2015: Lords committee post-legislative scrutiny, 20 Mar 2025
UK Parliament: MPs to hold a debate on the tenth anniversary of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, 19 Mar 2025 |
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The Telegraph: Isolation, violence and electrocution: Inside the brutal scam centres of southeast Asia, 26 Mar 2025
BBC: The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China, 24 Mar 2025
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Report highlights how women workers pay the price for unfair purchasing practices stemming from colonial legacies, perpetuating gender inequality through informal & precarious work, 24 Mar 2025
Forbes, Africa: Focus [Op-Ed]: Expert-Speak: The Disturbing Scourge Of Human Trafficking And How To Protect The Vulnerable In Africa, 23 Mar 2025
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: China: NGO report alleges BYD, CATL and EVE Energy linked to use of forced labour of Uyghurs, 29 Feb 2025
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Policy Updates and Analysis |
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The Guardian: Trump cuts 69 global programs tackling child labor and human trafficking, 27 Mar 2025
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Using open-source intelligence to investigate human trafficking and migrant smuggling, 27 Mar 2025
ModernDiplomacy.EU: Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry: Not as Sweet as it Tastes, 24 Mar 2025
ABC: Did the US just engage in human trafficking? It’s the question that should haunt Trump’s Evangelical supporters, 24 Mar 2025 |
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United Kingdom and Ireland |
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The Headlines
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner: PCC outlines priorities as he unveils new Police and Crime Plan, 26 Mar 2025
NCA: National Strategic Assessment 2025 of Serious and Organised Crime, 25 Mar 2025
The Guardian: UK ministers vow to tackle forced labour in supply chains to mollify MPs, 25 Mar 2025
Walk Free: The UK must strengthen its response to forced labour in supply chains, 24 Mar 2025
The Guardian: MPs could axe clause in bill banning forced labour in GB Energy supply chain, 23 Mar 2025
The Telegraph: Miliband accused of turning blind eye to modern slavery in pursuit of net zero, 22 Mar 2025
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Republic of Ireland - Dublin: Man (54) who ran brothels across rural Ireland found with child sex abuse material. Read more.
- Dublin: Man who used properties across rural Ireland as brothels jailed for nine years. Read more.
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Northern Ireland - Belfast: The Scary World of Human Trafficking at Hotels and Motels. Read more.
- Belfast: Man (71) convicted of trafficking and sex offences expects to be handed ‘substantial’ jail term. Read more.
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- Iceland, Italy: Exploitation and human trafficking, police arrest six people between Italy and Iceland – video. Read more.
- Romania: Avowed misogynist Andrew Tate returns to Romania. Read more.
- Slovakia: Council of Europe: progress in combating human trafficking but more needed. Read more.
- Slovakia: GRETA publishes its fourth report on the Slovak Republic. Read more.
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- Libya: Human trafficking operation dismantled in Libya. Read more.
- Madagascar: Madagascar Busts Ring Smuggling Brides Into China. Read more.
- Nigeria: NAPTIP rescues seven Iraq-bound victims in Abuja hotel. Read more.
- Nigeria: Seven Victims of Human Trafficking Rescued in Nigeria Days Before They Were Set to Be Transported to Baghdad. Read more.
- South Africa: Dozens Escape from Suspected Human Trafficking in South Africa. Read more.
- South Africa: South Africa launches investigations after 32 migrants escape captivity. Read more.
- South Africa: South Africans forced to work in 'fraud factory' due home from Asia. Read more.
- South Africa: Daring rescue: Trafficked South Africans leave Myanmar just a day before earthquakes struck. Read more.
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- Brunei: Brunei joins international policing meeting, workshop. Read more.
- South Korea: Thousands of illegal South Korean adoptions: human rights violations. Read more.
- Taiwan: Taiwan rescues over 1,500 from human trafficking networks. Read more.
- Thailand: Thai police strengthen global cooperation against cybercrime, human trafficking. Read more.
- South East Asia: Security and Operational Risks from Organized Cybercrime Operations Likely to Persist in Southeast Asia. Read more.
- Philippines: Over 170 Filipino human trafficking victims repatriated from Myanmar. Read more.
- Pakistan: Amnesty demands end to ‘systematic attacks, relentless crackdown’ on Pakistan’s Baloch activists. Read more.
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Latin America and Caribbean |
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- Caribbean: Caribbean leaders deny US claims that Cuban health workers are victims of ‘forced labor’. Read more.
- Jamaica: Jamaica rebuffs Rubio push against Cuban doctors. Read more.
- Ecuador: Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement threatens Indigenous rights and territories in the Amazon. Read more.
- Honduras: Honduras struggles to combat human trafficking. Read more.
- Guatemala: Guatemalan workers sue Iowa egg company, alleging human trafficking, Read more.
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- Canada: Canada Strengthens Tourism Ethics as Ottawa Launches a Groundbreaking Anti-Human Trafficking Action Plan to Protect Visitors and Businesses. Read more.
- California, USA: Advocates warn of worker exploitation in LA fire rebuilding effort. Read more.
- Florida, USA: Andrew Tate cannot hide fury as Florida ‘welcome’ brings yet more legal trouble. Read more.
- Maine, USA: ICE arrests Chinese citizen charged with sex trafficking. Read more.
- New York, USA: N.Y. state comptroller audit seeks changes that could help survivors of human trafficking. Read more.
- Texas, USA: A ‘Survivor-Centered Prosecutor’ Helps Transform Justice System. Read more.
- Texas, USA: Smugglers Found Guilty Three Years After 53 Migrants Died in Texas. Read more.
- Utah, USA: Utah declares war on human trafficking with new legislation. Read more.
- USA: New allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs in sex trafficking case. Read more.
- USA: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges ahead of May trial. Read more.
- USA: Abercombie & Fitch must pay for ex-CEO's criminal sex trafficking defence. Read more.
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