Alarming: profits from forced labor skyrocket to $236 billion!
From Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United
| March 24th, 2024News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Forced labor U.N. labor agency reports “obscene” yearly profits from forced labor The International Labour Organization (ILO) reports new figures on illegal profits generated by forced labor have reached at least $236 billion every year. This huge increase of 37% over the last ten years, is up from the last estimate of $150 billion calculated in 2014. Take action… |
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Enlist or die: Sudan’s descent into famine, violence, and forced conscription
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful paramilitary group, swept through the region, wielding food as a weapon, withholding supplies to coerce men and boys into joining their ranks. Over three dozen witnesses attest to the RSF’s brutal tactics, which include intimidation, torture, and starvation. Read more…
| Law & policy The E.U. CSDDD – what is left after compromise? After extensive negotiations and a near-failure to be passed, the European Council Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) and the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) passed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) – but the scope of the law has been significantly slashed. Take action… |
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