'Pay up': Indian trafficking victims left destitute by compensation delays

Hit by COVID-19 delays, some 12,000 survivors of trafficking, sexual assault and acid attacks are waiting for claims to be assessed

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UK anti-slavery helpline records fewer cases due to coronavirus

Britain’s modern slavery hotline saw sharp drop in number of possible victims amid COVID-19 restrictions


Garment workers owed millions in pandemic severance pay, study finds

COVID-19 exacerbates ‘long-term problem’ of unpaid severance benefits to sacked clothing factory employees, says study by U.S.-based Workers Rights Consortium


Five human rights wins in a year marked by COVID-19 backsliding

From Black Lives Matter protests to climate lawsuits, Amnesty highlighted bright spots in its annual human rights report


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Malaysian plantation firm charters flight for Bangladeshi workers amid labour crunch

Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation flew back 123 Bangladeshi workers who went home before the pandemic and were unable to return after borders closed



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