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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.
The Jakarta-based fashion start-up works directly with village craftswomen and grows 100 per cent of its own cotton – "hard choices" it's had to make because the majority of garment makers are still unfairly paid and material traceability is almost impossible.
More Filipinas are getting involved in STEM but continue to struggle against social attitudes in school and in the workplace.
Garment factories are safer 10 years since Bangladesh's Rana Plaza disaster, but workers still face low pay and poor conditions.
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