Freedom United is a global anti-slavery community, using our collective power to demand change. Let’s end modern slavery together! 🌐 freedomunited.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mzkzpk2i2p2aA new UN report concludes that Russia has committed human trafficking during its invasion of Ukraine. It found that agents posing as legitimate businesses recruited men in 29 countries. Read more: https://ow.ly/RqSM5102JLY05 Nov 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzkzpk2i2p2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mzgjk7yb5u2wReal estate moguls Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon have each been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking. Over 70 women came forward, and survivors testified to being lured, drugged, and assaulted. Read more: https://ow.ly/APu05102JK403 Nov 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgjk7yb5u2whttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mzanrozupq2rNinety-six percent of business leaders surveyed found modern slavery or serious labor abuses in their supply chains last year. Yet most claimed they had enough evidence to prove those chains were free from slavery. Read more: https://ow.ly/G5e05102JFX01 Nov 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzanrozupq2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mz3vzadqhs2sSurvivors in the UK fear the proposed Immigration and Asylum Bill could stop them from being recognized as trafficking victims. Stricter credibility rules could penalize survivors for delays in reporting abuse or gaps in their accounts—all recognized effects of trauma. ow.ly/5pZr5100xBf https://ow.ly/5pZr5100xBf30 Oct 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz3vzadqhs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3myxahgobi22zNew Mexico’s attorney general Raúl Torrez has sued Jeffrey Epstein’s personal lawyer and accountant, alleging they helped finance and conceal his sex trafficking operation—and should not profit from his estate while survivors live with the consequences. ow.ly/MmAN5100wEX https://ow.ly/MmAN5100wEX28 Oct 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxahgobi22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mysfmpdk3s2lA parliamentary inquiry found that one state in Germany has documented 358 child marriages since 2012. Additionally, state-funded counseling center recorded 33 minors at risk of forced marriage in 2025, including four children under 12. Read more: ow.ly/hUgq5100wW1 https://ow.ly/hUgq5100wW126 Oct 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysfmpdk3s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3myf7eoqjvj2vSurvivors in the UK are at risk of losing vital support—all in the name of cracking down on supposed “misuse” of the modern slavery system that the Government hasn't proved is widespread. Three MPs could help push amendments to the bill before November 3. Write to them: https://ow.ly/AXIu50ZYrwG21 Oct 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3myf7eoqjvj2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3myde2k5ols27Martín Soto, who led the hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall detention center, has been released after eight months in ICE custody. New Jersey’s Department of Labor has signaled a possible state investigation into forced labor at the facility. ow.ly/YmTH50ZYsEP https://ow.ly/YmTH50ZYsEP20 Oct 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3myde2k5ols27https://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3myamss6hjs2hModern slavery survivors are displaying their artwork across London as part of Hestia’s annual Art is Freedom exhibition. Their stories reveal the barriers survivors face when they seek recognition, support, and the chance to rebuild their lives. ow.ly/gvN250ZYsKU https://ow.ly/gvN250ZYsKU19 Oct 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3myamss6hjs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3my5kmgystu2hThe US Trafficking in Persons Report ranks governments on their response to trafficking. The US gave itself the highest score again—while cutting federal funding for survivor services by 77% and redirecting 28,000 trafficking personnel to immigration enforcement. https://ow.ly/mygY50ZYstJ18 Oct 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5kmgystu2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mxttdnuvq42aStarbucks has opened two stores in the capital of China’s Uyghur Region—where over one million people have been detained and subjected to forced labor. US lawmakers are demanding the stores close. https://ow.ly/FQ1p50ZXGl014 Oct 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxttdnuvq42ahttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mxtpikkciu27🎞️ Learn about 'The Orphan Trap'—the cycle of orphanage trafficking and voluntourism where well-meaning volunteers and donors create demand that funds a multi-billion-dollar industry that commodifies children. 📍Join us in NYC 🗓️October 28 at 5pm ✅Reserve your seat: https://ow.ly/Ibb450ZXaRJ14 Oct 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtpikkciu27https://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mxotv6nquk2fThe European Union is pushing to expand Frontex’s power—even as the agency faces a lawsuit from a refugee over its role in facilitating his return to Libya, where he remains trapped. https://www.freedomunited.org/news/frontex-expansion-eu-border-control/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=news&utm_content=libyafrontex12 Oct 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxotv6nquk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mxmdp7jurs2nCalifornia joins 17 other states in banning child marriage after Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1267. The win comes after nearly a decade of advocacy—but child marriage remains legal in 32 states. https://www.freedomunited.org/news/california-child-marriage-ban/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=news&utm_content=CAbanschildmarriage11 Oct 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxmdp7jurs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mxccgogi5c2mA British man was forced to work unpaid in a London food court after a friend lured him with a fake job offer and trapped him in modern slavery. His case is one of 23,411 modern slavery referrals in the UK in 2025— British nationals were the largest group. https://www.freedomunited.org/news/british-man-escapes-modern-slavery-london/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=news&utm_content=Britishmanslavery07 Oct 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxccgogi5c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mx7svqz7zs22Clothes linked to Uyghur forced labor are still reaching the US due to weak inspections by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to threaten countries with tariffs over their weak protections against forced labor goods. ow.ly/C78N50ZUE3l https://ow.ly/C78N50ZUE3l06 Oct 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7svqz7zs22https://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mx5ffmxe522pAn average of 24 children died at work in the US every year between 2013 and 2023. For more than half of those deaths, key data on cause and industry are missing. Meanwhile, 19 states have weakened child labor protections since 2021. ow.ly/a3h150ZUASt https://ow.ly/a3h150ZUASt05 Oct 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5ffmxe522phttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mwlcc2bn3d24A new paper by Freedom United board member Kamil Gerard Ahmed and Assel Orumbayeva helps CEOs address modern slavery risks that can begin before a worker ever reaches the workplace—in the chain of brokers and recruitment agents that companies rarely scrutinize. ow.ly/iiT050ZRZGp28 Sep 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlcc2bn3d24https://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mwj6bz3bgj2pAcross Southeast Asia, trafficking networks are luring people with fake job offers and forcing them into guarded compounds to run online scams. Victims have their passports confiscated, face violence for missing targets, and are trapped by debt. ow.ly/7MxE50ZRZEI27 Sep 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj6bz3bgj2phttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mwgaqmhxyt2aEpstein survivors continue to face lost income, healthcare costs, and professional consequences after coming forward. Some employers are even labeling them "too political" to hire. It's a reminder that trafficking survivors need long-term financial support, not just justice. ow.ly/QMQ150ZRRwA26 Sep 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgaqmhxyt2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvzoejiiuu2dMigrant agricultural workers in Sicily have formed a cooperative to escape caporalato—an abusive labor recruitment system considered a form of modern slavery. ow.ly/aco850ZP5x321 Sep 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzoejiiuu2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvxa6kvkuj2yAndrew & Tristan Tate denied bail & remain in US custody fighting extradition to the UK, where they face 59 charges including trafficking for sexual exploitation. Meanwhile, Romanian prosecutors have indicted Andrew on child trafficking, money laundering, & sex with a minor. ow.ly/NRSI50ZP5qz20 Sep 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxa6kvkuj2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvupblblxs2yTrump administration told caregivers for migrant children in federal custody to stop reporting trafficking concerns directly to trafficking office. Critics say this will delay legitimate claims, making it easier to deport children before they access trafficking protections. ow.ly/HL6v50ZP5jb19 Sep 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvupblblxs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvsir4ic3k2kThe case is still being investigated — but it's a sobering illustration of why we advocate to end child marriage: young people are much more vulnerable to being coerced into conditions that could constitute modern slavery. https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/forced-child-marriage-us/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=news&utm_content=USChildmarriage [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsir4ic3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvkteypc3c2uThe US Justice Department is stonewalling European investigators probing Jeffrey Epstein — Poland, Norway, and Latvia say they've gotten no response to legal assistance requests, and the UK's Mandelson probe has stalled too, as DOJ withholds unredacted files. https://newrepublic.com/post/215195/trump-doj-ghosting-european-officials-investigating-epstein15 Sep 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkteypc3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvi734zodk2wMan who called Indonesian woman treating him "like a son" gets 6 years for enslaving her — deprived of food, sleep, and forced into unpaid domestic servitude for 8 months. She escaped, but died before seeing him convicted. https://people.com/man-jailed-after-forcing-woman-who-treated-him-like-a-son-into-slavery-depriving-food-sleep-1210800414 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi734zodk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvi2xt4diy2zUS Representative Thomas Massie has filed a discharge petition to force a vote on legislation giving Epstein survivors & state prosecutors the right to sue US Justice Department for withholding files. Massie’s petition has 106 signatures but needs 218 to force a vote. ow.ly/alp850ZMUiH14 Sep 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi2xt4diy2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvfnig66hx27The UK has announced that migrant workers formally recognized as modern slavery victims can leave exploitative employers without losing their visa status. The change is welcomed—but advocates say the tied visa itself creates the conditions for exploitation. ow.ly/aPgU50ZMUhS13 Sep 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfnig66hx27https://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3mvdandte2b2fThe UN established November 27 as International Day to End Child, Early & Forced Marriage—in line with its goal to end child marriage by 2030. But in US alone, 33 states still allow it. Advocates say the US needs to step up before it can credibly push other countries to act. ow.ly/GrGB50ZMUgT12 Sep 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdandte2b2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/freedomunitedhq.bsky.social/post/3muwnvps33k25Trapped by contractors, unpaid when injured, forced into overcrowded housing — this is exploitation hiding in plain sight in Australia. Reform is on the table. Now it must be enforced. https://www.walkfree.org/news/2026/worker-exploitation-expose-increases-pressure-on-australia-to-strengthen-modern-slavery-laws/07 Sep 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:4kwjofclecgsim5dfasogioe/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwnvps33k25