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African trade unions urge government action on fair recruitment as cases of migrant labour exploitation in the Gulf increase
A study from the organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC–Africa), the umbrella body of all Trade Unions in Africa, found workers had experienced a range of abuses including unscrupulous recruitment agencies and fees, a lack of...
Report finds gaps in enforcement of human rights duties at sea by Denmark, Panama & Taiwan
Author: Human Rights at Sea, Univ. of Bristol Law School Human Rights Implementation Centre
"Second Flag States and Human Rights Report Published", 10 June 2019...
Ivory Coast: 20 years after child labour pledge, chocolate companies still cannot guarantee products made without child labour
Author: Peter Whoriskey & Rachel Siegel, The Washington Post
"Cocoa's child laborers", 5 June 2019...
Thailand's crackdown on slavery in the fishing industry will succeed if neighbouring countries will adopt similar anti-trafficking laws
Author: Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Reuters
"Thailand needs neighbors' help to crack down on slavery at sea: activist", 5 June 2019...
New study on labour migration channels to Thailand from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Lao PDR
Author: Verité
"Thailand Bound: An Exploration of Labor Migration Infrastructures in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Lao PDR", May 2019...
Cambodia: Phnom Penh Municipal Court hears the case of an interpreter for Russian TV network RT over filming of the controversial documentary of human trafficking
Author: Sarom Kim, The Phnom Penh Post
"Court hears Rott Mony case", 31 May 2019...
Progress on child labour flatlining in world’s manufacturing hubs, according to 2019 Child Labour Index
Author: Verisk Maplecroft
Despite high levels of economic growth and improvements on poverty and education, progress on child labour has stalled in the manufacturing countries most entwined with global supply chains... [O]ur latest annual Child Labour Index... shows that...
Cambodia: Thai authorities facilitate Cambodian migrant workers to renew their expired work permits
Author: Narim Khuon, Khmer Times
"Thai authorities to help migrant workers renew expired permits", 28 May 2019...
Cambodia: Surrogates face a dilemma over accepting forced motherhood or facing prosecution; NGOs voice concerns over their vulnerability
Author: Erin Handley & Kong Meta, ABC News
"Cambodian surrogates face an impossible choice — forced motherhood, or years in prison", 12 May 2019...
Cambodia: Rights groups urge gov't not to criminalise surrogate mothers with new law
Author: Matt Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation
"Cambodia urged not to criminalize surrogate mothers with new law," 17 May 2019...