Thailand orders garment factories to compensate workers after illegal wages exposeThe raids, conducted by Thailand's anti-trafficking task force, government officials and police, targeted two factories that produce garments for Bauer Hockey and Starbucks |
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Cambodia feared lagging behind predators in cybersex trafficking crackdownFBI agents are training Cambodian police to investigate the crime amid concerns it is becoming more prevalent |
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INTERVIEW-Follow the money to fight human trafficking, top Interpol director saysEncouraging the private sector to share information, governments can help international authorities get access to sensitive data from financial institutions and industries |
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U.S. ministry leaders accused of enslaving homeless victimsProsecutors said ministry workers promised free food and shelter to dozens of mostly homeless people, then forced them to turn over their welfare benefits and panhandle several hours a day |
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Unilever reveals global tea suppliers in drive for slave-free sourcingThe data published by Unilever revealed that it uses tea suppliers in countries including India, Bangladesh, China, Argentina, Turkey, Uganda and Indonesia |
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Apple, Foxconn say they overly relied on temporary workers in ChinaThe response comes after China Labor Watch issued a lengthy report accusing the two companies of breaching numerous Chinese labour laws |
Japan parental leave case puts spotlight on workers' rightsJapan's parental leave policies are among the world's most generous but few men take it |
Ivory Coast, Ghana looking to regulate cocoa industry's sustainability schemes - sourcesThe cocoa industry's efforts to source sustainably have been around for years, though little has changed for farmers, with poverty widespread and forest cover all but decimated |
OPINION: Unsolved crime - what we learned from monitoring the UK’s anti-slavery efforts for the last decadeTo be truly world leading Britain must look beyond its hostile, austerity stricken policies in order to truly create a safe environment for victims to recover in |
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