April 24, 2022 News Digest

OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS

Forced Labor Activist urges companies to stop benefiting from Uyghur forced labor Jewher Ilham, Uyghur rights advocate and member of the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region, this week urged businesses to stop sourcing cotton from China’s Uyghur Region. Uyghurs in China are reportedly forced to pick cotton by hand in horrific conditions, meaning there is a high risk that garments in shops around the world are tainted with forced labor. Read more…

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Supply chain Climate and cocoa: why an anti-modern slavery movement is talking about the environment Almost 180,000 people in the Freedom United community are calling for change from major chocolate companies. Those changes include a call for an end to deforestation and a rapid reduction of pesticide usage. So why is an anti-modern slavery community pushing for improved environmental protection policies in the cocoa sector? Our campaigner Monica Burns explains. Read more…

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TOP NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Human trafficking U.K. anti-slavery commissioner warns of lack of support for trafficking victims in Rwanda The U.K.’s anti-slavery tsar has this week denounced the government’s “lack of humanity” regarding plans to send some people seeking asylum to Rwanda. Dame Sara Thornton warned that modern slavery victims could be amongst those sent to Rwanda where they would be unlikely to receive the support they need.

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EVENTS HAPPENING NEXT WEEK

Monday April 25:  People before borders – Reimagining a fair protection response after Ukraine  Thursday April 28:   *JOIN US: Freedom United hosts discussion on Qatar, kafala & the World Cup *Sex work laws in Canada: Toward a rights-based law reform

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As the World Cup draws nearer, join us for an exciting conversation with labor rights advocates Malcolm Bidali and Nick McGeehan to discuss the kafala system in Qatar and what still needs to change. Register here and send us your questions for our panel!

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