A stark reminder on International Migrants Day
By Joanna Ewart-James, Freedom United
This year has been extremely challenging for migrants. Around the world, political leaders have openly denigrated people on the move, fueling harsher border policies, sweeping crackdowns, and a growing willingness by governments to treat migrants as disposable.
As these pressures intensified, so has exploitation. Forced labor systems—from agricultural supply chains to state-run detention centers—have continued to target migrants with brazen openness.
Today (Dec 18)for International Migrants Day, can you stand in solidarity and support rights-based advocacy calling for safe routes, just like we secured for migrant workers producing food in California?[1]
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Recently, we shared that we were 208 supporters away from matching last year’s donor community. Since then, more people have stepped up. Now, we just need 144 people to help us reach that same level of collective strength.
Freedom United doesn’t take government or institutional funding. Our investigations, advocacy, and pressure campaigns rely entirely on people who believe this work must remain independent.
As the year comes to an end, your support helps ensure we begin the next one able to follow evidence wherever it leads—from the state of California to the Italian Prime Minister[2]—and keep pushing for accountability where others won’t.
If you can, we’d be grateful to count you in the community closing that gap.
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| Thank you for being here. Around the world, leaders still fail to acknowledge how policies targeting migrants fuel exploitation and forced labor. Together, we’ll keep making that connection clear as long as we can—and keep defending the rights of those most at risk. |
| In solidarity, Joanna, Bob, Hina, Dianne, Ellie, Rebekah and Krysta |
| Joanna Ewart-James Executive Director, Freedom United |
[2] https://www.freedomunited.org/news/italy-releases-libyan-war-crimes-suspect/
