Pandemic drives more people to risk lives in India's illegal mica mines

People continue to die in Indian mines four years after a Thomson Reuters Foundation expose into child deaths

Thomson Reuters Foundation news stories

Laws to leaders: three aims for the anti-slavery movement in 2021

Coronavirus pandemic could undo gains in tackling human trafficking worldwide, experts warn


Britain's M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang

Garment brands urged to end sourcing from Xinjiang over forced labour fears involving Uighur Muslims.


EXPERT VIEWS - How can the world boost efforts to end child labour in 2021?

Children who were already working before the pandemic may now be facing longer hours and worse conditions


Mexican authorities rapped for detaining migrant trafficking victim

Mexico’s immigration body failed to recognise Venezuelan woman had been sex trafficked, watchdog says


JBS among meat firms linked to slavery-tainted ranches in Brazil

Six meatpackers bought cattle from ranches that used slave labor, Reporter Brasil found


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BlackRock raps board of world's biggest glove maker over worker safety

TopGlove has failed egregiously to protect its workers, says investment firm, after outbreaks of coronavirus in dorms


In Mexico, shuttered shelters hit migrants as pandemic rages

Fewer shelters mean fewer safe places for Central Americans to take cover


U.S. blocks palm oil imports from Malaysia's Sime Darby over forced labour allegations

Sime Darby, seen as industry leader in sustainable palm oil, is the third Malaysian company to face a U.S. ban this year


UK names Tesco and Pizza Hut for biggest breaches of minimum wage law

Supermarket chain Tesco underpaid staff by a total 5.1 million pounds while Pizza Hut failed to pay staff 845,936 pounds which they were due



Opinion

OPINION: Eliminating child labour in 2021 - from promises to practice

World must capitalise on the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour after COVID-19 setback


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