Indian government forgets children’s invisible work 2 August 2016 Blog 2 August 2016 Sarah Mount, South Asia Programme Manager, Anti-Slavery International “I fear for my children. What if they become like us, without a house, without food, always desperate.” – Mother and former bonded labourer, April 2016 Globally, 98 million…
Theresa May’s task force on modern slavery positive, but protecting the victims crucial 1 August 2016 Blog 1 August 2016 Theresa May announced new drive to tackle modern slavery. She is planning to setup the first ever government task force on modern slavery, as well as working collaboratively between various government agencies in Britain and abroad, investing…
Modern Slavery Act 2015: Announcement of an open source registry by key organisations 15 July 2016 Blog 15 July 2016 Key organisations, including Anti-Slavery International, have announced they will establish an Open-source Registry to host businesses’ modern slavery statements. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires commercial organisations operating in the UK and with an annual turnover above…
10 things you didn’t know about slavery in UK 12 July 2016 Blog In June we welcomed two student activists from University College London (UCL) for an introduction into the fast-paced world of human rights campaigning! They spent one week in our Communications Team and developed a video and digital campaign entitled ’10…
United States takes strong stand against forced labour in cotton 8 July 2016 Blog 8 July 2016 Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan were downgraded in the U.S Department of State annual anti-trafficking report 2016, in part due to the campaigning work of Anti-Slavery International as part of the Cotton Campaign. The Cotton Campaign is a global…
Campaigner’s view: Glasgow Group Qatar protest 17 June 2016 Blog Leader of Anti-Slavery Glasgow Group Laura Wood on her experience campaigning for the rights of migrant workers in Qatar. 17 June 2016 I had heard through the grapevine about the Institution of Civil Engineers holding a lecture on the construction…
Mauritanian women against slavery – feature 9 June 2016 Blog Africa Programme Manager Sarah Mathewson on problems faced by Mauritanian women in slavery and beyond.
Celebrating women who resist slavery 9 June 2016 Blog For International Women’s Day 2023, we’ve been thinking about women who inspire us. We hear lots of devastating stories about women around the world whose rights are being violated due to trafficking, forced labour, and other forms of slavery. But…
Landmark victory: voices from Mauritania 27 May 2016 Blog Two slave owners were convicted for slavery in Mauritania in a landmark case brought by Anti-Slavery International and its partners SOS-Esclaves. It was the first ever conviction by the Special Courts for Slavery, introduced last year alongside a new anti-slavery…
Double court victory: a game changer for slavery in Mauritania? 18 May 2016 Blog, News Two slavery-related court victories on May 16 and May 17 were hailed as potential ‘game changers’ for slavery in Mauritania.