20th Oct 2023: Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for COP28 climate talks in UAE
20th Oct 2023: The Guardian – Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for COP28 climate talks in UAE
20th Oct 2023 Malaysiakini: Long-awaited foreign worker management report declassified in Malaysia
Comment from Andy Hall, independent migrant worker rights specialist, on the key recommendation of the independent committee. A long-awaited foreign
20th Oct 2023: UK High Court Rejects Alleged Forced Labour Claims by Migrant Workers Against Dyson – Comments by Andy Hall
UK High Court Rejects Alleged Forced Labour Claims by Migrant Workers Against Dyson – Comments by Andy Hall Statement Attributable
19th Oct 2023: Malaysia facing huge excess of 1/4 million migrant laborers
Malaysia facing huge excess of 1/4 million migrant laborers – Systemic forced labour through debt-bondage is the result of this
17th Oct 2023: Canada blasted by UN for continuing to allow ‘contemporary forms of slavery’ in seasonal worker scheme
Canada blasted by UN for continuing to allow ‘contemporary forms of slavery’ in seasonal worker scheme Canada has been blasted
17th Oct 2023: Crimes Behind Global Seafood Supply Chains – Ian Urbina’s Forced Labour Investigations Into Chinese Seafood Supply Chains
The last week has seen the high-profile release of Ian Urbina’s forced labour investigation linking global seafood retailers and supermarkets
17th Oct 2023: Towards an EU Ban on Forced Labor – EU Parliament agrees position to move negotiations forward
Towards an EU ban on products made with #forcedlabor On Monday, 16th October 2023, the Internal Market and International Trade
13th Oct 2023: Thai deaths in Hamas massacre spotlight poor agricultural migrant workers from Asia who toil in Israel’s fields
Like his father Chumporn and dozens of other able-bodied men from their village in northeast Thailand, Manee Jirachart moved to Israel in search of work, dreaming of a better life.
Jobs were hard to come by within the his rural community so when Manee found a cleaning position at a government office in southern Israel near the Gaza it seemed like a real opportunity.
12th Oct 2023: ‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers
‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers Women interviewed
10th Oct 2023: McDonald’s and Amazon’s ties to alleged labor trafficking: Five key takeaways
McDonald’s and Amazon have been tied to alleged labor trafficking. Foreign workers at the Middle East locations of US and UK brands allege low pay, harsh conditions, and a legal limbo with few protections. Today the Guardian has published an investigation into labor conditions at the Persian Gulf locations of major US and UK brands, including Amazon, McDonald’s and the InterContinental Hotels Group.
9th Oct 2023: Nepal’s migrant workers suffering ‘alarming’ rate of fertility problems
Nepal’s migrant workers suffering ‘alarming’ rate of fertility problems Doctors say high stress, heat and harsh living conditions may cause
2nd Oct 2023: Exploitation of migrant workers continues unabated in Malaysia
Exploitation of migrant workers continues unabated in Malaysia The exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia still continues. The facts are
21st Sep 2023: Malaysian government has 15 source countries for foreign workers – Comments by Andy Hall
Malaysian government has 15 source countries for foreign workers, says Sivakumar – Comments by Andy Hall In response to a
20th Sept 2023: Worker interest groups’ statement on leaving the UK ‘Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce’
Worker interest groups’ statement on leaving the ‘Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce’ The Seasonal Worker Scheme Taskforce, composed of a range
20th Sep 2023: CBP modifies withhold release order against Supermax Corporation Bhd. and its subsidiaries
CBP modifies Withhold Release Order against Supermax Corporation Bhd. and its subsidiaries CBP will no longer detain disposable gloves produced
FMT 20th Sep 2023: Rate of abused Bangladeshi workers’ entry into Malaysia worrying, says migrant rights activist Andy Hall
Rate of Bangladeshi workers’ entry into Malaysia worrying, says migrant rights activist Andy Hall Andy Hall says more than 300,000
18th Sep 2023: Kantipur News – Doubts on the renewal of Nepal-Malaysia zero-cost migrant labour agreement
Kantipur News Google Translation: Doubts on the renewal of Nepal-Malaysia zero-cost migrant labour agreement – Comments by Andy Hall Original
15th Sept 2023: Bangladesh – Audits Shortchange Workers – important contribution to debate on challenges to social auditing
An important contribution to the debate on challenges in auditing – Bangladesh: Social Audits Shortchange Workers Full report/article available at:
3rd Sep 2023: How Kenyan’s dream of life as a UK care worker turned sour
Sent home: How Kenyan’s dream of life as a UK care worker turned sour Anthony Mbare found his tied visa
3rd Sept 2023: Migrant workers at Ayamas chicken factory in Malaysia ‘threatened with deportation after complaints’
Malaysian Migrant Workers Rights – Comments by Andy Hall Abusive migration conditions allegedly continue for this group of vulnerable Bangladeshi
Thammakaset: Thai poultry farmer loses his 36th defamation suit
BBC 30th August 2023: Thammakaset: Thai poultry farmer loses his 36th defamation suit Thai Poultry Farmer – The Reality Behind
HR minister looks into Malaysian unethical labour practices by First Solar
The Edge 30th August 2023: HR minister vows probe into Malyasian unethical labour practices by First Solar’s Malaysian contractors. Malaysian
Malaysian government to probe unethical labour practices
FMT 30th August 2023: Government to probe unethical labour practices at US firm’s factory in Kedah Unethical Migrant Worker Practices
Diplomat 22nd Aug 2023: Debt Bondage Payouts Mark Progress But Fail to Make Migrant Workers Whole in Taiwan
Debt Bondage Payouts Mark Progress But Fail to Make Migrant Workers Whole in Taiwan Suppliers of General Motors, Opel, Continental,
New York Times 15th Aug 2023: Solar Company Says Audit Finds Forced Labor in Malaysian Factory
New York Times 15th Aug 2023: Solar Company Says Audit Finds Forced Labor in Malaysian Factory Article Available at: New York
15th August 2023: Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children
Advocates sue federal government for failing to ban imports of cocoa harvested by children. Child welfare advocates filed a federal
14th August 2023 – Rubber giant Ansell accused of abandoning Myanmar workers in Thailand
‘We cannot go back to Myanmar’: Rubber giant Ansell accused of abandoning workers in Thailand Singapore: Glove-making rubber giant Ansell
27th July 2023: UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme Raising Human Rights Concerns in the Food Sector
Verick Maplecroft Risk Alert 27 July 2023: UK’s Seasonal Worker Scheme Raising Human Rights Concerns in the Food Sector
21st July 2023: Vulnerable UK migrant workers at risk as audits of farm recruiters stall
Financial Times 21st July 2023: Vulnerable UK migrant workers at risk as audits of farm recruiters stall A task force
14th July 2023: Addressing risks of exploitation is key to addressing UK labour shortage in agriculture
Addressing risks of exploitation is key to addressing UK labour shortage in agriculture For Immediate Release: Addressing risks of exploitation
14th July 2023 – Migrant farm workers from Indonesia/Nepal claim asylum in the UK, trapped by recruitment debt bondage
Reuters 14th July 2023, London: Migrant farm workers from Indonesia/Nepal claim asylum in the UK, trapped by recruitment debt bondage.
10th July 2023: Migrants in Malaysia: Hundreds left stranded in recruitment scam
Migrants in Malaysia: Hundreds left stranded in recruitment scam.
10th July 2023: Allegations of forced labour and dangerous conditions at Dyson Malaysian factory
Migrant workers’ claims against Dyson Group of forced labour and dangerous conditions in a Malaysian factory producing the company’s electrical
12th July 2023: Account of atypical modern-day slavery, forced labour and abuse against migrant workers from Bangladesh in Malaysia
An excellent 4 part account of modern-day slavery, forced labour and abuse perpetrated against a group of migrant workers from
23rd June 2023 – ‘They’re afraid’: Seasonal farm workers in the UK face poor conditions and visa hurdles
ITV News 23rd June 2023 – ‘They’re afraid’: Seasonal farm workers in the UK face poor conditions and visa hurdles
22nd June 2023: Activists pour cold water on improved human trafficking ranking for Malaysia
Activists pour cold water on improved human trafficking ranking Andy Hall says exploitation and corruption in the foreign workers’ recruitment