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"Evaluating Anti-Trafficking Interventions" brings together contributors from across different perspectives to offer both practical guidance and critical reflections on the promises and pitfalls of evaluation for anti-trafficking interventions. uclpress.co.uk/book/evaluati…
An insightful post on the risks for the Gulf's burgeoning renewables sector with some important, actionable recommendations for how businesses can support a just transition that also offers dignity, safety and decent pay. linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
If this scheme announced in Uganda is implemented effectively and in a non-discriminatory way it could have significant impacts for the people who work so hard to bring prosperity back home nilepost.co.ug/news/259737/u…
Reforming the Kafala System: Persistent Violations of the Rights of Migrant Domestic Workers and the Role of Private Recruitment Agencies gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/03/…
Prioritising action against forced labour and modern slavery is essential in the United States. Key sectors like agriculture, construction, and retail continue to exploit vulnerable workers, including migrants and children. @WalkFreewalkfree.org/news/2025/eradi…
The World Economic Forum urges businesses to address the surge in forced labour globally driven by climate, conflict and other factors. weforum.org/stories/2025/01/… An estimated 27.6 million individuals are subjected to forced labour worldwide, including 3.3 million children.
Equidem and @BHRRC are proud to release our joint report: "Rush to renewables: Toward migrant worker rights and a just energy transition in the Gulf"
For a truly just energy transition, migrant workers—who reported egregious abuse to Equidem investigators—must be at the forefront of the discussion.
📖 Read the full report: equidem.org/reports/rush-to-…
“People [@ #C0P29] are talking about mitigation, but for wide swaths of the population the climate crisis is already here," @Equidem's Research Director, @shikhaphone said. Read about the new types of climate-change related violence we just uncovered: theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Transformational Vs transactional processes can break the cycle of injustice for millions of #migrants. Workers' agency, representation & control are key. A week from now, I had the chance of being inspired by @Mustafa_Qadri & Joe's @cierto2022 on this & more... 👇
#GFRR2024
Ensuring workers' voice through the recruitment process is crucial to respecting their rights and protecting them from modern slavery and other forms of exploitation. youtu.be/MUKL0xNbY9c#GFRR2024
Women workers have built a global movement to end gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. As climate change exacerbates GBVH at work, funders can play a key role to support women-led movements for justice. devex.com/news/sponsored/opi…
Ensuring workers' voice through the recruitment process is crucial to respecting their rights and protecting them from modern slavery and other forms of exploitation. youtu.be/MUKL0xNbY9c#GFRR2024
Finally got around to read the 75-page 1st Agreement coming out of #US-#Taiwan#trade talks.
WOW. Ch. 5 Anti-Corruption, "each Party...shall adopt or maintain measures to eliminate the charging of recruitment fees and related costs to migrant workers" art. 5(2)(8) #EmployerPays.
A new report by @wef on the future of jobs in the age of AI, sustainability and deglobalization will be disruptive but need not be dystopian. It shows how to empower people in a world of economic uncertainty and advancing AI. weforum.org/agenda/2023/05/f…
Pravasi Nepali Coordination Committee (@NepalPncc), a leading migrant worker led organisation has released a damning report with support from @EquidemOrg