Chinese tech patents tools that can detect, track Uighurs

Top China security camera manufacturers have offered 'Uyghurs analytics', including Hikvision, Dahua and Uniview, according to IPVM report

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Big brands, small firms offer pandemic aid to Thailand's migrant workers

Companies, including Charoen Pokphand Foods and Thai Union Group, are helping migrant workers in Thailand impacted by COVID-19


U.S. urged to get tougher on companies over forced labor abroad

Anti-trafficking tsars discuss policy as United States announces ban on cotton and tomato imports from China's Xinjiang region


COVID-19 spurs calls to boost protections for millions of homeworkers

Homeworkers are often paid far less than those employed outside the home, says United Nations


UK rules on goods from China's Xinjiang seen as soft on business

Fining companies that flout Britain’s Modern Slavery Act is insufficient to stop labour abuses, activists say


Thousands of child marriages in Canada spark concern over global leadership

More than 3,600 marriage certificates were issued to Canadian children between 2000 and 2018, a McGill University study found


Migrant workers suffer as coronavirus cases surge in Thailand

Migrant workers in Thailand face unemployment and cannot afford COVID-19 tests


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Danish ex-minister faces impeachment in 'child bride' case

Former Danish Immigration Minister Inger Stojberg faces impeachment for ordering the separation of underage refugee couples


Boohoo lifts forecast after strong Christmas but supply chain woes drag on shares

Online fashion retailer Boohoo said it was investigating some suppliers for poor working conditions and low pay


U.S. to ban imports of all cotton, tomato products from China's Xinjiang region

Ban by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in response to allegations of forced labor from detained Uighur Muslims


Global investors call for end to seafarers marooned at sea due to coronavirus

Shipping industry officials say many sailors are at breaking point and many have been at sea for longer than an 11-month limit


Report reveals grim infant death toll, cruelty at Church-run homes in Ireland

An official inquiry has laid bare the deadly abuses at Catholic church-run homes for unwed mothers


Carlsberg India probes find 'potential improper payments', child labour - documents

An investigation at Carlsberg India found “potential improper payments” to government officials and child labour



Opinion

OPINION: BBC’s ‘The Archers’ spotlights modern slavery in our backyards

The radio drama has raised awareness about the reality of human trafficking in Britain


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