INSIGHT-Global spotlight on illegal mica mines drives Indian villagers to hide deaths

Campaigners and police say villagers are less likely to report accidents and deaths in a trade they know to be illegal, fearing arrest or losing their income

Major UK hotels found failing to combat threat of modern slavery

Modern slavery poses a triple threat to the hospitality industry, from sex trafficking in hotels to goods made via supply chains tainted by forced labour and workers at risk of abuse

Singapore vows 'strong' action on labour trafficking after first conviction

Singapore was ranked "Tier 2" in the latest U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report for not fully meeting minimum standards when it comes to eliminating human trafficking

Female comic superhero fights India's sex traffickers, challenges stigma

Thousands of people across India – largely poor, rural women and children – are lured to cities each year by traffickers who promise good jobs, but sell them into modern day slavery

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In Thailand, Pope condemns exploitation of women, children for sex

Thailand has been a major venue for human smugglers and traffickers of tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya who have fled crackdowns in Myanmar

Dead-end: Rohingya in Malaysia warn against fleeing from Bangladesh

'Our future is so obvious here: we have no future. In Bangladesh you at least have your family and friends around, you speak and understand the language, you have a voice'

Italian police uncover Naples sweatshop linked to luxury groups

The case highlights the murky world of sweatshop labour and fly-by-night subcontractors that lies behind many areas of the industry