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'Wage theft' in UAE robs African deportees of future

Arrested before payday, deported without papers, and now stonewalled by former bosses, hundreds of African migrants thrown out of Abu Dhabi are struggling to start over.

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'Like slaves': Lebanon's delivery riders struggle as crisis bites
Delivery app workers in Lebanon say they are being exploited and earning less amid economic meltdown

Mozambican slave descendants fight for snatched South African land
The Makua are one of many African communities still battling the impact of colonial-era slavery and land grabs

EXPLAINER: Five reasons why it's hard to stop migrant abuse in the Gulf
Migrants in the Arab states sent home over $124 billion in 2017, with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar among the top 10

Bangladesh's hazardous shipyards launch race for cleaner, safer future
The shipyard industry in Bangladesh is evolving to align with new regulations designed to improve worker safety and environmental protection

Renewable energy jobs grew globally in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis
Clean energy jobs worldwide rose to 12 million in 2020, despite the pandemic. But officials say green employment must come with decent conditions and greater inclusivity

New funding for developing nations' coal exit needs better planning for workers
Money alone cannot solve the labour challenges faced in the developing world, where coal-fired electricity still runs nearly half of power grids

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Stop Slavery Award: applications now open

Now in its sixth year, our annual Stop Slavery Award celebrates the wide range of actors dedicated to ending modern slavery and human trafficking. The Media Award category seeks to highlight the critical role that journalism plays in the global fight against slavery and is open to reporters who have produced a highly impactful story. The entry deadline is Friday, December 03.


Find out more and apply.

The reality of child labour in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo

In February 2020, one of our PACE consortium partners, the UN Global Compact Network, travelled to Rubaya in north-eastern DRC in what turned out to be one of the last international trips for partners before the global coronavirus pandemic struck.

Click here to read Senior Programme Manager Benafsha Delgado’s reflections on her experiences, in the third edition of a series of blogs on the PACE website.

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