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News / #slavery
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Migrant farm workers in UK trapped by recruitment debt bondage
After paying illegal recruitment fees in their home countries migrant farm workers in Britain become trapped in debt bondage.
14 Jul 2023
Migrant farm workers in UK trapped by recruitment debt bondage
Policy & Finance
Modern slavery numbers soar to 50 million, driven by global crises
Global Slavery Index exposes links between climate change and rising risk of forced labour.
Modern slavery numbers soar to 50 million, driven by global crises
Food & Agriculture
Major brands bought palm oil from plantation rife with modern slavery and torture
Young Indonesian men sent to a 'drug rehabilitation' centre were subjected to violence and forced to work in an oil palm plantation. Two died from injuries sustained at the site, reports The Gecko Project.
Major brands bought palm oil from plantation rife with modern slavery and torture
Manufacturing
Uyghur group sues UK government over ‘slave labour’ cotton
Britain denounced for failing to ban cotton imports from Xinjiang, where rights groups accuse Beijing of mass forced labour in camps.
Uyghur group sues UK government over 'slave labour' cotton
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26 July 2022
Energy
Coal dust casts a pall over children’s health in Pakistan
Coal dust casts a pall over children’s health in Pakistan
1 July 2022
Manufacturing
Thailand bars prisons from using inmates to make fishing nets
Thailand bars prisons from using inmates to make fishing nets
18 June 2022
Policy & Finance
Widodo administration issues long-delayed rules to protect migrant fishing workers
Widodo administration issues long-delayed rules to protect migrant fishing workers
9 June 2022
Policy & Finance
Unaccounted deaths plague sand mining operations in India
Unaccounted deaths plague sand mining operations in India
30 May 2022
Policy & Finance
Indian droughts and cyclones fuel trafficking fears for climate migrants
Indian droughts and cyclones fuel trafficking fears for climate migrants
18 May 2022
Waste
In the wake of coup, gold mining boom is ravaging Myanmar
In the wake of coup, gold mining boom is ravaging Myanmar
17 May 2022
Manufacturing
Crisis after Covid-19 for Sri Lankan women who dress the West
Crisis after Covid-19 for Sri Lankan women who dress the West
22 February 2022
Policy & Finance
US urged to ban Thai fishing net suppliers using prison labour
US urged to ban Thai fishing net suppliers using prison labour
21 February 2022
Policy & Finance
ILO programme manager Stephan Ulrich relocates to Geneva for global role
ILO programme manager Stephan Ulrich relocates to Geneva for global role
15 February 2022
Manufacturing
Malaysia faces global pressure to weed out pervasive forced labour
Malaysia faces global pressure to weed out pervasive forced labour
3 February 2022
Policy & Finance
24 hours with... human rights lawyer Justine Nolan
24 hours with... human rights lawyer Justine Nolan
23 September 2021
Policy & Finance
Twin threats: climate migrants said to face greater risk of modern slavery
Twin threats: climate migrants said to face greater risk of modern slavery
16 February 2021
Energy
Solar power’s future could soon be overshadowed
Solar power’s future could soon be overshadowed
8 January 2021
Manufacturing
Britain's M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang
Britain's M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang
14 December 2020
Carbon & Climate
6 ways the pandemic changed sustainability in 2020
6 ways the pandemic changed sustainability in 2020
30 November 2020
Policy & Finance
Danger and desperation in Myanmar’s jade mines
Danger and desperation in Myanmar’s jade mines
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Singapore recycling firm Tay Paper set to close
The 34-year-old firm is under judicial management. It made a name for itself by recycling millions of red …
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Singapore’s polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
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Stay or go? Jakarta’s coastal communities mull adaptation or migration as the city sinks
As Indonesia's capital is slowly claimed by the Java Sea, thousands of people are losing their homes and …
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COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion
As COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev outlined climate plans for the upcoming talks, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said at …
COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion
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Tighten legal ambiguity, protect more forests: Singapore conservationists issue wishlist to government
Key asks include looking into having two new nature parks, along with explicit safeguards for the airspace above …
Tighten legal ambiguity, protect more forests: Singapore conservationists issue wishlist to government
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Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after ‘significant’ procedural changes
The standards organisation accused of approving “worthless” credits last year got an endorsement for meeting the ICVCM's quality …
Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after 'significant' procedural changes
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