In India, child labour victims struggle to receive state compensation

Children rescued from exploitative jobs are not being recognised as survivors of slavery, campaigners warn

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Former child miner wins Diana award for setting up school in India

Neeraj Murmu was 11 when he was rescued from a mica mine and is now pursuing his graduation


'Shocking' abuse of migrants forced to pick strawberries in Spain, U.N. says

Moroccan women pick strawberries in Spain during the coronavirus pandemic without basic hygiene or masks


U.S. criticized over top anti-trafficking ranking despite failings

United States ranks in top tier on annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report despite drop in prosecutions


Congo vows zero tolerance over child soldiers after U.S. anti-trafficking nod

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) decries use of child solders by army and militias after upgrade in U.S. Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report


Thailand's migrant sex workers fear for the future

Migrant sex workers are struggling to find new jobs amid the coronavirus outbreak even as bars reopen


With creches shut, mothers forced out of garment factory jobs in India

Bosses say childcare facilities closed due to coronavirus concerns, but union leaders decry loss of 'basic right'


Coronavirus puts millions more at risk of child marriage and FGM - UN

From breast ironing to virginity testing, flagship UNFPA report highlights ‘silent crisis’ of harmful practices


Nigeria's slave descendants hope race protests help end discrimination

Descendants of slaves still face widespread stigma, affecting everything from their life partner to their career development


Labor groups slam Brazil's guidelines for worker safety in pandemic

The guidelines were riddled with errors and inadequate measures, according to a public statement released by 31 labor organizations, including Brazil's biggest trade union confederation


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Britain's Boohoo defends supply chain practices after Leicester report

Campaigners say they have received reports of workers being forced to come into factories while sick with COVID-19


Shipment of Chinese hair goods seized by U.S. officials suspecting forced labor

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency blocks import from company in Xinjiang, home to large population of Muslim Uighurs


U.S. warns firms of human rights abuse risks in China's Xinjiang province

Companies doing business in the Xinjiang province face reputational, economic, and legal risks from human rights abuses and forced labor, U.S. advisory says


Child labour on Ivory Coast cocoa farms rises during pandemic, study finds

More Ivorian children work amid coronavirus lockdown, with almost a fifth of children engaged in child labour as of May



Opinion

OPINION: Storm clouds on the horizon for U.S. human trafficking rankings

The United States must take the Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report as a self-critical call to action, just as it expects of foreign counterparts


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