Roadmap for repatriation, reintegration of migrant workers

“The number of permits issued by the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) is 5,955,051 till last fiscal year. Among the 110 officially open destinations, Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, (64%) …

Eritreans Sue E.U. Over Use of Forced Labor Back Home

BRUSSELS — A Netherlands-based group of Eritreans sued the European Union on Wednesday, demanding it cease financing a project in the east African dictatorship that uses forced labor, the lawyer …

The Hidden Victims Of Covid19: Human Trafficking And Modern Day Slavery

A complete economic and social moratorium has been the standard governmental response to the Covid19 pandemic. On a daily basis, we are updated about further steps to be taken to …

CBP Issues Detention Order on Hair Products Manufactured with Forced Labor in China

Effective May 1, at all U.S. ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will detain imported merchandise made wholly or in part with hair products manufactured by Hetian Haolin …

Guide on Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights: Prohibition of slavery and forced labour

“This guide is part of the series of Case-Law Guides published by the European Court of Human Rights (hereafter “the Court”, “the European Court” or “the Strasbourg Court”) to inform …

Leaving no-one behind

This report is meant to be a guidance for policymakers, donors and business leaders to ensure that responses to Covid-19 reach victims of modern slavery and people vulnerable to slavery. …

U.S. pulls back on Thailand’s trade privileges

Thailand is set to lose duty-free access for $1.3 billion in exports to the U.S. market today, six months after Washington warned it would pull back on trade privileges unless …

UK: Lawyers & Uyghur human rights group request suspension of unlawful importation of forced labour goods from China

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) submitted extensive evidence to the UK’s customs authorities and requested the suspension of cotton goods produced with forced …

NHS urged to avoid PPE gloves made in ‘slave-like’ conditions

The government must not ignore the “slave-like” conditions of migrant workers making rubber medical gloves in Malaysia in its rush to source protective equipment to keep frontline NHS staff safe from …

UK government urged to ban import of Chinese cotton ‘made using Uighur Muslim forced labour’

“The UK government has been urged to ban the import of cotton sourced from the Chinese province of Xinjiang, a region where Uighur Muslims are being put to work in factories in …

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