Volkswagen faces historic $30 million compensation for Amazon labor abuses in Brazil

Brazil’s labor court on Friday ordered Volkswagen to pay 165 million reais (about $30 million) for collective moral damages after workers were subjected to slave-like conditions at a company-owned farm …

North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work ‘like slaves’ in Russia

Thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work in slave-like conditions in Russia to fill a huge labour shortage exacerbated by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the BBC has …

Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) v. Spain

The complaint was registered on 31 July 2025. It relates to Articles 1§§2 and 4 (the right to work), 3 (the right to safe and healthy working conditions), 11 (the …

No market for abuse: how import bans fight back against forced labour

Coffee. Gloves. Smartphones. Solar panels. Seafood. So much of what we consume comes from sprawling global supply chains tainted by forced labour. This abhorrent practice endures because it pays. Companies …

40 people freed from bonded labour in Andhra Pradesh

In a significant rescue operation, Prakasam district authorities, alongside police and NGO representatives, freed 40 individuals from bonded labour at two shrimp farms near Ananthavaram village of Tanguturu mandal. The …

Kmart denies sourcing any products from factories linked to forced labour in China 

Kmart is facing legal action in the federal court, taken by an Australian-based Uyghur group, who say they have a reasonable belief the retail giant may be sourcing some of …

Court Allows Claims of Forced Labor to Build World Cup Stadiums

On June 26, 2025, in F.C. v. Jacobs Solutions Inc., Magistrate Judge Cyrus Y. Chung (District of Colorado) partly granted and partly denied a motion to dismiss claims against U.S. companies under the Trafficking …

Forced Labour in the UK’s Supply Chains

1. The Joint Committee on Human Rights has explored the issue of forced labour in supply chains reaching the UK. The inquiry has found evidence that goods which are produced …

Bullsh*t: Forced Labor in Brazil’s Beef and Tallow Supply Chains

The use of forced labor remains a pervasive and largely overlooked feature of the Brazilian cattle industry. On isolated ranches, often deep within ecologically vulnerable regions, workers are subjected to …

France jails three in champagne ‘slaves’ case

A French court on Monday jailed three people for human trafficking in the champagne industry, exploiting seasonal workers and housing them in appalling conditions. The Champagne region is under tough …