Environment Farmers Lead Story News
The rapid growth of factory farming in Asia for livestock and seafood poses enormous environmental and forced labour risks, in addition to threats to public safety and health, according to a report by an investor network.
Human Trafficking Lead Story News
A Burmese man has been arrested in southern Thailand’s Songkhla Province for trafficking fellow Burmese workers to work in the fishery industry.
Human Trafficking Lead Story News
Nineteen Burmese workers rescued from human traffickers on Sunday now face months in detention as the case against their accused abusers proceeds.
Human Rights Labour Issues Lead Story News
For those who escaped slave-like conditions in Southeast Asia’s exploitative seafood industry, the nightmare is over, but the memories remain.
Esther Htusan, a journalist from Kachin State, was one of four journalists responsible for a series of reports on modern slavery that earned a Pulitzer.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News Politics
The United States has waived sanctions against Thailand that could have been imposed as a result of the country’s insufficient efforts to combat human trafficking.
