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Omicron Variant Postpones Annual Freedom from Slavery Forum

by Free the Slaves | Nov 29, 2021 | Advocacy, FTS Updates

Due to the sharp rise in cases and uncertainty associated with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, Free the Slaves is announcing the postponement of the global Freedom from Slavery Forum in Marrakesh, Morocco. The Forum, scheduled for December 5-8, would have...

Cutting the Long-term Costs of COVID-19: Building Resilience Against Exploitation in Senegal and Kenya

by Free the Slaves | Oct 5, 2021 | Advocacy, Kenya, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Senegal

To date, the cost of the global COVID-19 pandemic has most frequently been measured in lives lost and the cost to domestic economies, while triumphs have often been charted in terms of vaccine roll-outs and partial or full returns to the ‘freedoms’ outside lockdown. ...

Integrating Anti-Trafficking Work into COVID-19 Medical Interventions

by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 28, 2021 | COVID-19, India, Thought Leadership

International development and humanitarian relief programs frequently work in areas where modern slavery flourishes. This connection has deepened as the COVID-19 global pandemic increases social and economic vulnerabilities to human trafficking. But in India, a...

How FTS Supports Survivors in Coping with COVID-19 Lockdowns in Vietnam

by Romcy Madronio | Sep 22, 2021 | COVID-19, Vietnam

Free the Slaves has recently partnered with HopeBox, a social enterprise in Hanoi, Vietnam that operates on a mission to empower women who are victims of abuse and modern slavery. With a shared mission to empower survivors of modern slavery in Vietnam, FTS is...

Preparing Indians for Safe Post-Pandemic Migration

by Tsering Diskit | Aug 17, 2021 | COVID-19, India

Migrating for work has always been a risk. Unscrupulous traffickers posing as legitimate labor recruiters trick millions of people into chasing a dream of well-paid jobs. But too often, what awaits them is exploitation and misery. As travel restrictions ease around...
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