Council of Europe Convention on Trafficking – Magna Carta for trafficked people 19 June 2015 Blog 19 June 2015 The Council of Europe Trafficking Convention: Magna Carta of rights of trafficked persons. By Klara Skrivankova, Europe Programme and Advocacy Co-ordinator On Tuesday the 10th anniversary of the Council of Europe Trafficking Convention was marked in…
ILO Domestic Work Convention Anniversary 16 June 2015 Blog 16 June 2015 Four years on from ILO Domestic Work Convention we need to do more to protect domestic workers worldwide. By Silvia Cormaci, Women and Girls Programme Co-ordinator Today we celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of a very…
Child labour has decreased but not child slavery 12 June 2015 Blog 12 June 2015 Child labour has decreased in recent years but no such luck with child slavery. Time to act. By Dr Aidan McQuade, Director Today is World Day Against Child Labour. A good day to reflect on what is…
Behind Closed Doors: Child Marriage as Slavery 21 May 2015 Blog 21 May 2015 Anti-Slavery International argues in a newly published paper that the levels of abuse, exploitation and control experienced by children as a result of child and early marriage can often meet international legal definitions of slavery and slavery-like…
Qatar’s moves to improve workers’ conditions only a PR exercise 18 May 2015 Blog, News 18 May 2015 Press release ‘The mask has slipped again’ say Anti-Slavery International about Qatar’s efforts to improve workers’ rights Anti-Slavery International today said that Qatari government’s moves to improve the worker’s conditions is just a PR exercise and nothing…
US Secretary of State urged to keep Thailand on Tier 3 in TiP Report 1 May 2015 Blog 1 May 2015 US Secretary of State urged to keep pressure on Thailand for anti-trafficking response. Human rights organisations, including Anti-Slavery International, Walk Free, Humanity United, Environmental Justice Foundation, Greenpeace USA and others urged US Secretary of State to maintain…
Call on Mauritania to address slavery 27 April 2015 Blog 27 April 2015 Mauritania’s UN Review: Anti-Slavery International and partners call for action on slavery. Anti-Slavery International and its partners SOS-Esclaves, Minority Rights Group International (MRG) and the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) have called on…
Uzbekistan: cotton harvest fosters slavery and extortion 13 April 2015 Blog, News 13 April 2015 Uzbek Government forces labour and extorts funds from citizens and corporations. “The government’s riches, the people’s burden. Human rights violations in Uzbekistan’s 2014 cotton harvest” – new report highlights how the cotton harvest fosters modern day slavery…
Call on Nepal to address bonded labour 8 April 2015 Blog 8 April 2015 Nepal’s United Nations review: Anti-Slavery International and partners call for action on bonded labour. Anti-Slavery International, Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) and Backward Society Education (BASE) have called on Nepal to tackle bonded and forced labour of…
Analysis of Modern Slavery Act 27 March 2015 Blog 27 March 2015 “Big step in the right direction but deficiencies leave us – and victims of modern slavery – wholly unsatisfied” Anti-Slavery’s Europe Programme and Advocacy Co-ordinator Klara Skrivankova analyses the Modern Slavery Act The final version of…