'Will I ever see home again?': Cambodian teen bride trafficked to China tells of escape

Promised a job that would support her impoverished family, 17-year-old Veasna Sreypov was instead cheated and sold into servitude

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Several children in Brazil found working for delivery app Rappi

About 15 underage gig workers doing deliveries by bicycle were discovered by Brazilian labor inspectors


Declaring war on bonded labour, Indian state launches anniversary crackdown

Despite decades-old ban, thousands work without pay in farms, brick kilns, mills to clear debts in India


Artists shine a light on child labor in New York streets

The striking billboard art campaign aims to raise awareness of child trafficking and underage labor


Child trafficking victims testify by video to quicken trials in India

Hundreds of child trafficking cases in India have stalled as courts await evidence from victims, prosecutors and campaigners say


Is the Super Bowl really a magnet for sex trafficking? Why the myth is a menace

Myths and misconceptions over the largest U.S. sporting event are feared harming sex workers


For India's villagers, non-profit-run buses are a lifeline to jobs

Millions of Indian migrant workers were left unemployed as COVID-19 lockdowns shuttered industries. Now, buses run by non-profits are ferrying people back to the cities they left behind


Ecuador's plantation workers pin hopes on historic slavery ruling

Hopes raised among Ecuadorian plantation workers to receive compensation after judge ruled they had been victims of modern-day slavery in historic ruling


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Apple supplier Wistron to restart India factory, still on probation

Apple supplier Wistron Corp had to close their India factory after workers protested last year over unpaid wages and working standards


What recovery? Clothes retailers cut orders while factories fight to survive

The global apparel industry is seeing its hopes of recovery punctured by a new wave of COVID-19 lockdowns and patchy national vaccine rollouts


Buyers shun major Malaysian palm oil producers after forced labour allegations

FGV and Sime Darby, two of the world’s biggest palm oil producers, were both banned by U.S. customs over the alleged use of forced labour during production



Opinion

OPINION: COVID-19 thwarts efforts to release and reintegrate child soldiers

Economic fallout from coronavirus could also drive some children back into armed groups


OPINION: UK’s migrant domestic workers need protection and rights

Human rights amnesty is needed as migrants in Britain struggle during pandemic


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