Want something to read as you slide into your weekend?

We suggest this interesting @Guardian dive into who is affected by the U.K.'s modern slavery laws: ow.ly/66Ug50Rjyll

This article tells Glodi Wabelua's story of how he ended up in drug dealing and human trafficking.

Read about the serious allegations of forced marriage within the Scientology church and find out more about recent developments in an ongoing lawsuit.

Via Courthouse News

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We agree with SourcingJournal that the United States must do more against Uyghur forced labor in China.

That is why we are calling on leaders to enforce the ban on the import of goods made with Uyghur forced labor. Sign today! ow.ly/Ygas50Rjyk0

Check out the campaign I developed and am running to end child labor law rollbacks across the U.S. I was humbled that the campaign was selected by CNN to feature for #MyFreedomDay 2024.

Read the op-ed: amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/11…

I wrote this piece for International Day for Sex Workers Rights, an issue I care about deeply since writing my masters dissertation on Canada’s resistance to decriminalizing sex work. Read here: freedomunited.org/we-will-never-…

“The prevalence of child labor trafficking victims who experience exploitative labor practices (97%), fraud (91%), and/or threats of physical violence (95%) paints a distressing picture,” according to report: nyu.edu/about/news-pub…

Take action: freedomunited.org/advocate/prote…

'In a letter to [...] Joe Biden [...], Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) described Temu as a “pipeline of dumped, counterfeit, and slave labor products from China [...].”

Sign our petition to stop Uyghur forced labor today! ow.ly/n5V450RiIGj

Catch up on #MyFreedomDay 2024! Explore our new page featuring five incredible Atlanta International School student films combatting myths of human trafficking, and our CNN interview on the campaign to end exploitative child labor in the U.S.🎬 ✨

freedomunited.org/my-freedom-day/

Is Thailand going to rollback labor protections in the fishing industry?

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World Uyghur Congress demands: 'Volkswagen must withdraw from East Turkistan'
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In this article World Uyghur Congress President, Dolkun Isa, speaks on his expectations for the German Chancellor's visit to 🇨🇳, China's transnational repression against

Member of our Advisory Board and founding director of Walk Free Grace Forrest was awarded the 'Freedom from Fear' award by Roosevelt Foundation last week - huge congratulations, Grace! We appreciate all that you do in this space.

Read her interview here: ow.ly/r9n250Rg88r

Asylum seekers at the Mexico/Texas border face a grim reality: a surge in kidnappings and modern slavery. Forced labor, sexual exploitation, and brutality await those stranded due to CBP One app and a broken asylum system.
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Ahmed Abdulumer exposes the cruel reality of Saudi Arabia's Kafala system through his father's story. Modern-day slavery persists, demanding urgent action. Please share his story to raise awareness for migrant workers worldwide. ahmed omer
Read here: freedomunited.org/saudi-arabia-r…

Forced into marriage at 16, Payzee endured years of abuse and fear, culminating in the tragic loss of her sister to an 'honor killing'. Now a leading advocate, Payzee's story highlights the urgent need for change.

Read more: freedomunited.org/news/payzee-ma…

From genocide to cannon fodder, Rohingyas who have been long persecuted and displaced, are coerced into military service in Myanmar's civil war.

Read more: freedomunited.org/news/rohingya-…

Critics warn of loopholes in E.U.'s migration pact that allow for abuse and aggressive border policies. Human rights organizations express alarm over potential deportations to unsafe countries, violence, and increased risk of human trafficking. freedomunited.org/news/the-migra…

“Christian and Hindu girls remain particularly vulnerable to forced religious conversion, abduction, trafficking, child, early and forced marriage, domestic servitude and sexual violence,” U.N. experts expressed regarding minorities in Pakistan.

More: ow.ly/cgiX50ReKEk

850 million people around the world lack official documentation. This global evidence review is the initial output of a UN University Centre for Policy Research project with the The Freedom Fund to explore the role that access to official documentation plays in perpetuating #modernslavery .

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'Victims of human trafficking are often transported with little to no say and the question I pose is what makes the Rwanda Bill any different?'

➡️New blog by Christine Mutshipay: 'Rwanda scheme will retraumatise modern slavery survivors'
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7 and a half years of work into an academic text… Submitted my King's College London undergrad degree dissertation!

The findings were clear: the meaningful engagement of children & young people across efforts to end #ModernSlavery in the UK is essential & needs to be strengthened.