News: Eritreans seek justice; Video horrifies UN

Court Rejects Nevsun Bid to Block Forced Labor Lawsuit  November 21, 2017 An appeals court in Canada has rejected Nevsun Resources Ltd's bid to throw out a lawsuit against the company in which six Eritreans claim they were subjected to forced labor at the company's mine in East Africa. The men say that they worked at Nevsun’s Bisha from 2008 to 2012, where they "endured harsh conditions at the Eritrean gold, copper and zinc mine, including hunger, illness and physical punishment at the hands of military commanders."

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UN Security Council Passes New Resolution on Trafficking November 21, 2017 The UN Security Council unanimously approved a new resolution aimed at cracking down on human trafficking and modern slavery after a video of an Libyan slave market sparked global outrage. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that human trafficking is not only a crime – it is also a matter of development tied to the Sustainable Development Goals.   READ NOW

The Migrants Enslaved in America November 23, 2017 American employers are using slave labor more than you may think. Too often Americans think that forced labor is only a problem in the developing world, but it is happening in the US with everything from the hotel industry to agriculture. Carbonated.TV explains that migrant workers are particularly exploited due to the nature of temporary work visas and the threat of deportation if they try to escape.

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France Sets New Standards of Conduct for Supply Chains Back in February, France introduced important new legislation that requires French companies to both report on efforts to address environmental and human rights violations in their global supply chains and to implement plans to prevent them. Read Now >>

40 Traffickers Arrested, 500 Rescued in West Africa Interpol says 40 human traffickers have been arrested and 500 people rescued across West Africa after operations in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. The move comes after global outrage of a video showing African migrants – many from West Africa – being sold as slaves in Libya. Read Now >>

The Traffickers Exploiting Children in Haiti’s Orphanages There are over 30,000 children in orphanages in Haiti. But as CNN reports, the government believes that 80% of them aren't orphans – their parents send them to orphanages because they couldn't afford to take care of them. Read Now >>

How Stigma Silences Male Trafficking Victims  "It is hard – every time I tell my story I feel people do not believe me because I am a man, and should not have fallen into this situation." Juan is just one of many male victims of trafficking in the UK, where anti-trafficking charities are finding that men are reluctant to seek help due to societal stigma. Read Now >>

The Nexus Between Domestic Violence and Modern Slavery Shelters for victims of domestic violence in the UK are in a unique position to identify victims of modern slavery, reports the Evening Standard. Those working at these shelters say they have discovered a nexus between victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking. Read Now >> Recycling Plants and the Link to Trafficking Police have arrested two people for human trafficking at a recycling plant in East London. Investigators from the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Metropolitan Police, and London Fire Brigade are looking into labor exploitation across England and Wales. In this past week GLAA has conducted three separate raids. Read Now >>

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