In a recent article, lawyer and expert of trafficking in persons (TIP) Joel Levesque found that artificial intelligence (AI) is providing new opportunities for criminal organisations to recruit, coerce, and exploit people.

All children should be free to go to school, rest, play, and have a life free from exploitation. But this is not a reality for many children in Niger and West Africa, where many Talibé children are exploited through forced begging in some religious schools.

📢🚨Dyson in court: Workers have finally been able to take #Dyson to court in the UK for alleged forced labour and abusive working conditions overseas.

What looks like a great gift could very well be produced in unfree working conditions. But your support this festive season is supporting the fight for freedom.

This International Migrants Day, we’re spotlighting systems that put migrants at risk of exploitation. Under Lebanon’s Kafala system, many migrant domestic workers face conditions of modern slavery, worsened by conflict and economic crisis. Read more in our blog👉 https://ow.ly/P5G350XKPpi

On 16 December, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner added their voice to the growing calls for stronger responsible business legislation in the UK.

Nous #recrutons actuellement pour 3 postes de consultants basés au Niger : 1️⃣Journaliste freelance local, date limite le 5 janvier 2026 2️⃣Photographe freelance local, date limite le 5 janvier 2026 3️⃣Ami(e) critique, date limite le 5 janvier 2026 Postulez ici: www.antislavery.org/about-us/job...

We're #hiring! 🚀 We're currently recruiting for 3 consultant roles based in #Niger: 1️⃣ Local Freelance Journalist, closing on 5 January 2026 2️⃣ Local Freelance Photographer, closing on 5 January 2026 3️⃣ Critical Friend, closing on 5 January 2026 Apply here: www.antislavery.org/about-us/job...

For months, Anti-Slavery International, together with @clientearth.bsky.social, @cleanclothes.bsky.social, @eccjorg.bsky.social, @foeeurope.bsky.social, @globalwitness.org, and others have been warning about the risks of rolling back environmental and human rights protections through the #Omnibus.

✨ The Autumn 2025 Reporter is now live! Inside this special issue: 📰 Looking Back at the First Reporter 🟥 Drawing a Red Line for Gaza ⚖️ Putting People Before Profit 👉 Read the full edition here: https://ow.ly/oa0r50XxmPl #ReporterMagazine

Slavery still exists, and it’s more common than you think. The ownership of another person was abolished in every country in the world since 1981, but issues like poverty, exclusion, and inadequate laws to protect people mean that slavery persists.

Today the 46th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child kicks off in #Maseru, Lesotho.

📣 The 200th anniversary edition of the Reporter is here! This special edition looks back at the first-ever Reporter, reflects on what has changed (and what hasn’t), and explores the challenges we face now in eradicating modern slavery. 👉Read the Autumn 2025 edition: https://ow.ly/GcvH50XxmWb

We'll be at the UN BHR Forum in Geneva next week! Join us on 26 Nov at 13:30 (Room V) for our multi-stakeholder dialogue on addressing forced labour & strengthening Human Rights due diligence. An interactive space for practical tools, solutions & collaboration. Details 👉 https://ow.ly/qQfS50XuMSs’

Everyone, regardless of where they are from and how they move, must be able to live in safety and with dignity. But instead of centring compassion, the UK Government is doubling down on harmful rhetoric and policies. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/s...

💛 Thank you to everyone who supported our BBC Radio 4 Appeal! Your gift helps survivors of modern slavery like Tahya rebuild their lives in freedom. The Appeal has closed, but you can still donate here:️ antislavery.org/donate Together, we can help end slavery for everyone, everywhere.

Missed Anti-Slavery Internationals’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal? There’s still time to listen and donate! Listen back on BBC Sounds to hear Tahya’s incredible journey to freedom after a lifetime in slavery & how your support can help others do the same. 🔗 Listen and donate via https://ow.ly/wP6T50XrF9H

We're #hiring for a Programme Partnerships Manager!🚀 You could help to deliver our programmes and advocacy internationally and in the UK. 📅Deadline: 11:59 PM GMT, 20 November 2025. 🔗https://www.antislavery.org/about-us/jobs-and-volunteering/

💛 Thank you for your donations to Anti-Slavery International’s BBC Radio 4 appeal! There’s still time to make a difference. Every donation up to £50,000 will be doubled, helping us to end slavery for everyone, everywhere.

Tune into BBC Radio 4 today to hear Anti-Slavery International’s Appeal. Once again, ITV’s Lucy Watson is lending her voice to share Tahya’s journey to freedom. Listen today at 3:27pm on BBC Radio 4 or BBC Sounds. 💛 Every £1 you give will be doubled: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002lpk9

For 40 years, Tahya lived in slavery. Today, she’s free - with a home, income & a future for herself & her children. Hear Tahya’s journey to freedom in the BBC Radio 4 Appeal, presented by Lucy Watson, on 2 & 6 Nov. 💛 Every £1 donated will be matched. 🔗 Listen & donate: http://bit.ly/47fTGgN

On 18 October 2025, we came together to mark Anti-Slavery Day - and just two days later, we hosted our biggest ever panel event, “Unfinished Freedom”, in London.

This Sunday, join Anti-Slavery International on BBC Radio 4 for our special Appeal by ITV’s Lucy Watson. You’ll meet Tahya, who was born into slavery, & hear how she got her freedom & helps others to do the same. 🎧 Listen on 2 Nov at 7:54 and 21:25 to hear Tahya’s story & find out how to support.

🚨 NEW joint statement It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights and climate is on the line. Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU and non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities and our planet, not corporate interests.

Over a year into Labour’s government - and after this year’s Party Conference - promises of fairness and reform are being tested against reality.

Good news! 🎉 Today, the European Parliament rejected the proposed negotiating mandate for the Omnibus Simplification Package. We applaud this approach taken by the European Parliament.

Did you catch File on Four last night? Our Head of UK & European Advocacy, Sian Lea, spoke about how the seasonal worker visa scheme leads to abuse and exploitation.

On #AntiSlaveryDay, we took a message to the streets of London to shine a light on modern slavery. Because ending it is everyone's business.

Anti-Slavery Day is tomorrow. Every year, on the 18th of October, we commemorate this day, established in 2010 to raise awareness on modern slavery and encourage shared action to eradicate slavery, because freedom is a fundamental right.

In the lead up to Anti-Slavery Day, here are 5 books to read on modern slavery 📚💡 From fiction to investigative non-fiction, grow your knowledge and stay informed. Ending slavery is all our responsibility. #AntiSlaveryWeek #ReadingList #BooksToRead

Everyone deserves to live in freedom and work in safe and just conditions. But a shocking 50 million people are still trapped in slavery. In factories, fields, and homes around the world.

Modern slavery exists here. And it’s the reality for many agricultural workers, including migrant workers, around the world who harvest the fruits and vegetables on our supermarket shelves.

We're #hiring for a Philanthropy Manager!🚀 You could help to drive our income and impact, and shape the future of our philanthropic partnerships. 📅Deadline: 11:59 PM GMT, 24 October 2025. 🔗https://www.antislavery.org/about-us/jobs-and-volunteering/ #Hiring #Careers #CharityJobs #HumanRightsJobs

Slavery didn’t end with abolition. Today, it hides in the supply chains that produce the things we eat, wear, and use every day.

Everyone deserves to live and thrive in freedom. But around the world, a shocking 50 million people are estimated to be living in modern slavery. Roughly one quarter of them are children. And it persists because it can.

Join our friends Rotary International for a Modern Slavery Conference this Friday 10 October 2025 at the Salvation Army Citadel to learn about the true nature and extent of modern slavery, and how you can help end it.

Everyone has the right to live and thrive in freedom. But around the world, millions of people are living in conditions that put them at risk of modern slavery, including the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

We're #hiring for a Senior Financial Accountant!🚀 You could help to maintain oversight of the organisation’s finances and optimal financial health. 📅Deadline: 11:59 PM GMT, 17 October 2025. 🔗https://www.antislavery.org/about-us/jobs-and-volunteering/

⚠️ Business and Human Rights Resource Centre's (BHRRC) new report on the migrant workers powering Saudi Arabia’s green energy transition reveals major systemic human rights violations in the renewables sector⚠️

Our CEO, Helen, joined @tuc.org.uk, Princes Group, and CCLA on Ethical Trading Initiative's (ETI) fringe panel at this year’s Labour Party Conference 🎤

We're #hiring for an HR and Support Officer!🚀 You will support the development and growth of our HR function, helping to oversee and develop our recruitment and onboarding processes, and implementing the strategy and vision for our organisation. ➡️

Anger and division cause tensions in our communities, dividing us and tearing the social fabric of our society. It harms us all. That’s why we’ve signed this open letter with over 100 other organisations calling on the new Home Secretary to unite communities to improve everyone’s lives.

Last week, Ethical Trading Initiative released its position paper in support of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (hashtag#mHREDD) regulation in the UK.  As a member of ETI, we are pleased to see this strong position. 🔗: www.ethicaltrade.org/resources/bl...

📅Today marks 99 years since the 1926 Slavery Convention was signed, and June marked 200 years since the very first issue of the Anti-Slavery Reporter was published.

The #BackToTheFuture March arrived in Brussels! 90km, 3-days journey on the footsteps on the promise of the EU to the workers. Now this promise had been broken by EU's deregulation drive. We want a #PublicServicesAgenda that protects people and the planet!

📣 Listen to Sian, our Head of UK and European Advocacy, give a speech on why we’ve been advocating for the Corporate Due Diligence Sustainability Directive (#CSDDD), and why she’s walking from Maastricht to Brussels. It’s Day 3 and the team are approaching Brussels.

😐 Bad news: EU anti-deforestation law delayed once again #EUDR 🤩 Good news: you can protest against it right away Guess we weren’t loud enough. Let’s make sure the European Parliament and Member States hear us 📢 The time to protest ➕ demand vital protections for the environment is NOW.

🚨 LIVE in MAASTRICHT We're kicking off the #BackToTheFuture march! We have come together with many others to make sure EU decisionmakers hear us all the way down in Brussels: Protect people ➕ planet Going backwards is not an option! We want protections for people, communities and environment

📅 SAVE THE DATE 📅 Let’s get together to demand: ✊ Accountability for human rights violation and pollution. ✊ Protection for communities from corporate harm. ✊ Rights for people, rules for business.

Corporate abuse isn’t gender neutral. We stand with Corporate Justice Coalition in calling for new UK legislation that responds to the gendered impacts of corporate abuse.