Garment workers on front line of Sri Lanka coronavirus outbreak

More than 1,000 workers test positive for COVID-19 at factory owned by Brandix, which makes clothes for big brands including Gap and Marks & Spencer

This Uber driver got COVID-19. With Prop 22, he says, 'I have a lot on the line'

'I worked for Uber for six years full-time, sleeping in my car to work long hours. Then I contracted COVID-19. It's time to call me an employee.'

England's COVID-19 lockdown feared fuelling child trafficking by drug gangs

Coronavirus restrictions may leave more children vulnerable to exploitation by 'county lines' drug gangs

Pakistani police rescue Christian teen forced to convert, marry

Forced conversion and marriage of girls from minority religions is a growing problem in Pakistan, campaigners say

UK to big brands: do more to avoid forced labour in China's Xinjiang

Leading fashion companies urged by British lawmakers to ensure supply chains free of modern slavery involving Uighur Muslims

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Saudi Arabia to relax foreign workers' sponsorship terms in March '21

Foreign workers will have the right to change jobs and leave the country without employers' permission under new plans

Standard Life Aberdeen to toughen engagement process after Boohoo scandal

Standard Life Aberdeen, which had previously been one of Boohoo's largest investors, sold out after allegations that suppliers were being paid less than the minimum wage

Pompeo says China's treatment of Uighurs 'biggest threat to religious freedom'

On a visit to Muslim-majority Indonesia, Pompeo said China's treatment of Uighur Muslims was the biggest threat to religious freedom

OPINION: Data drive can improve lives of garment workers worldwide

A global database of apparel factories allows major brands to be held to account for worker exploitation