U.S. struggling to combat forced labor, ex anti-trafficking tsar warns

United States urged to shift focus from sex to labor trafficking under Biden administration

Traffickers found targeting more children as COVID-19 school closures fuel danger

Out-of-school children are particularly at risk of human trafficking during the coronavirus pandemic, U.N. says

India's Taj Mahal, revered temples join anti-child labour push

Thousands of children hawk, beg or make souvenirs to sell to tourists and pilgrims at famous religious sites

H&M probes harassment at Indian factory after female worker's killing

Labour rights group says 25 workers at the Tamil Nadu factory have reported harassment since the 20-year-old's death

India plans database to help informal workers access state aid

Some 90% of India's 450 million workers work informally and struggled to get pandemic aid

Your data for cash: Indian lending apps force tough choice

Greater financial literacy and clarity on guidelines are needed to prevent the misuse of personal data by digital lenders

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'You chop her': Ugandan recalls brutal upbringing as LRA child soldier

Louis Lakor, who was forced to murder his sister, recalls atrocities overseen by Dominic Ongwen as the Ugandan rebel commander is convicted of war crimes

Ugandan rebel commander found guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity

In a legal first, International Criminal Court convicts Dominic Ongwen of forced pregnancy for atrocities committed against seven women

U.S. 'deeply disturbed' by reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps

The BBC has reported allegations that women in camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims have been raped, abused and tortured

Women detained in China's Xinjiang allegedly raped, sexually abused - BBC

China has denied reports of sexual abuse in complexes it has built for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in its western Xinjiang region

Torture, forced labour rife in N. Korea, UN says as U.S. mulls sanctions

A U.N. report citing interviews with former detainees said there were "consistent and credible accounts" of beatings, starvation and forced labour in North Korea's prisons

Anger in Somalia as sons secretly sent to serve in Eritrea military force

Families say men are being recruited to jobs in Qatar, only to be find themselves forced to serve in the military in Eritrea

OPINION: Agency is key to reducing slavery – and boosting post-COVID growth

Giving people more control over their labour and the money it generates can both reduce slavery and spur significant economic growth