Brazil's public sector hit with lawsuits for COVID-19 labor abuses

Prosecutors have filed nearly 70 lawsuits against city governments and state-controlled firms for failing to protect workers from the coronavirus

Cambodia urged to rethink scrapping of bonus pay for night workers

Intended to create jobs, breaks for employers seen compounding crisis for Cambodia’s working class

Thousands of jobless Bangladeshi garment workers fear for future

Coronavirus pandemic led to an estimated 70,000 garment workers losing their factory jobs

U.S. puts China at top of forced labor list

The U.S. Department of Labor’s biennial list of goods believed to be produced by child or forced labor included 17 Chinese-made products, from gloves to Christmas decorations.

Indian tea plantation workers strike to demand wage hike

Unions in Assam say many workers are paid below minimum wage and live in poverty on the plantations where they work

In India, boy's death spurs calls for bonded labour crackdown

Parents denied wages and beaten when they asked for money to seek medical help for their ailing child

British police raid drug gangs as COVID-19 fuels child trafficking fears

Number of suspected child drug mules doubled during Britain’s coronavirus lockdown

Caught in pandemic's net, fish sellers struggle to stay afloat in India

Along India’s coastline, thousands of women are battling to regain livelihoods hit by wary buyers, online sales and persistent lockdown restrictions

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Seagram's liquor heiress gets six years for role in cult-like trafficking ring

Clare Bronfman was involved in a 'cult-like' group which prosecutors say engaged in forced labor, extortion and sex trafficking

U.S. bans imports from Malaysian palm oil company FGV

The U.S. agency said the ban was the result of a year-long investigation that revealed signs of forced labour

Over 90 Haitian migrants abandoned in Colombian waters

Human traffickers dump Haitian migrants, including 33 minors, at sea as they try to reach Panama

Sex workers say Brussels prostitution ban drives them underground

Brussels banned prostitution in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but sex workers say it has left them with little protection

Meatpackers deny workers benefits for COVID-19 deaths, illnesses

The experience of JBS employees shows the difficulty of linking infections to employment and getting compensation for medical care and lost wages

Boohoo to tackle failings in Leicester supply chain

The fashion retailer announces new measures to address the poor working conditions in garment factories disclosed in July

OPINION: Boohoo report highlights worrying gaps in UK worker protections

While the fashion brand looks to shake off scandal, there are growing calls for firms to be responsible for abuses in their supply chains

OPINION: UK data denial obscures trafficking victims’ access to justice and support

While politicians were being denied evidence on the detention of victims, the government was detaining growing numbers