The United States Senate on June 15 unanimously voted to make June 19, or “Juneteeth,” a federal holiday. Democrats and Republicans in the Senate approved the “Juneteenth National Independence Day Act” (S. 4019), establishing June 19, the day that marks …
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund will investigate companies it has invested in for links to Chinese Uighur labor internment camps in the Xinjiang region. The fund, worth $1.3 trillion, is the worlds largest sovereign wealth fund and has massive market influence, …
Eight children have filed a legal action against Hershey, Mars, and Nestle — three of world’s biggest chocolate companies — claiming the companies aided and abetted the illegal enslavement of “thousands of children” on cocoa farms and their supply chains. …
Chinese supplier Lens Technology allegedly used Uighur workers in its factories, according to documents revealed by a research initiative group.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury slapped sanctions against two companies due to their alleged involvement in the exportation of forced labor from North Korea, the executive agency announced on Thursday.
Brazil’s labor authorities have raided an illegal mining operation run by Raimunda Oliveira Nunes, who was blacklisted by authorities for engaging in slave labour.