In a resolution on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective, the UN Human Rights Council decided to request the High Commissioner for Human Rights to …
Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed to fail’, say insiders
US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working Before he began the interviews, Ahmed swept the room …
The Uyghurs Forced to Process the World’s Fish
China forces minorities from Xinjiang to work in industries around the country. As it turns out, this includes handling much of the seafood sent to America and Europe. On a …
Protecting Migrant Workers: Here and Across the Globe
“Having spent the bulk of my 39-year career with the U.S. Department of Labor enforcing federal worker protection statutes in the six New England states, I was fortunate twenty years …
Sexual violence is a pervasive threat for female farm workers – here’s how the US could reduce their risk
Television crime shows often are set in cities, but in its third season, ABC’s “American Crime” took a different tack. It opened on a tomato farm in North Carolina, where it …
Riding through the heatwave: When rights can be the difference between life and death
Whether you are experiencing it directly or watching on the news, you won’t have failed to have noticed the heatwave scorching southern Europe this week. This is the new normal …
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Special Issue – COVID-19: Labour, Migration, and Exploitation
“This Special Issue of Anti-Trafficking Review examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of low-wage, migrant, and informal workers. With contributions from Australia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Europe, Nigeria, …