Beyond Trafficking and Slavery seeks to help those trying to understand forced labour, trafficking and slavery. It is a part of @opendemocracy.net‬ Find us > opendemocracy.net/beyondslaveryhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3mchaqhkhvc2mHelp us win an award! Beyond Trafficking and Slavery has just been nominated for Freedom United's annual awards in the Storytelling for Freedom category. It's people's choice-style, so cast your votes and tell your friends. Thank you! https://www.freedomunited.org/2026-for-freedom-awards/15 Jan 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchaqhkhvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m6wbdxnvgc2kOur final editorial: THANK YOU to everyone who helped us make BTS a success over the past 11 years. We will forever be in your debt, and we will miss you! Take care. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/farewell-from-beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/01 Dec 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wbdxnvgc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m6m5xpyzss2yWe wondered how the US govt has evolved internally on anti-trafficking, so we asked Luis Cdebaca – one of the people who helped set it all up https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/will-american-anti-trafficking-ever-recover-from-trump-20/27 Nov 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6m5xpyzss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m6hrwnavcc27When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/clover-in-south-africa-where-workers-rights-met-palestine-solidarity/25 Nov 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hrwnavcc27https://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m6eunj6f2c2qRadical feminists and religious groups got into bed together once. Now they're broadening the affair, says @gaatw.bsky.social https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/a-bizarre-new-alliance-is-coming-after-sexual-freedoms-were-ready/24 Nov 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6eunj6f2c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m5stqncuhc2aOur final feature is rolling out! We wanted to end on a positive note, so asked a bunch of amazing people to write about their experiences with cross-movement solidarity and organising. We're very excited to share it with you. Enjoy! https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/solidarity-beyond-silos-is-our-best-bet-for-fighting-exploitation/17 Nov 2025 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5stqncuhc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m4uvasxb7k2mIt seems that shootings at sea are just par for the course in Starmer’s longstanding strategy to outsource borders. Read the story ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/even-shots-on-british-nationals-wont-stop-uks-border-expansion/05 Nov 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4uvasxb7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m4fo3uhmjk2s"Even if we want to start a business, there are no customers. Most people already fled." The closing spaces for Rohingya livelihoods in Myanmar and Bangladesh ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/no-way-out-the-closing-spaces-for-rohingya-livelihoods-bangladesh-myanmar/30 Oct 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fo3uhmjk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m4d57zckkc2eDenied the status of student or worker, Rohingya refugees in Malaysia carve out informal spaces for themselves, hoping for a future. Read the latest in our series on refugee labour in the global economy ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/neither-student-nor-worker-how-rohingya-youth-rebuild-in-exile-malaysia-refugees/29 Oct 2025 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4d57zckkc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m4alpa3zmk2eA year and a half into the war in Sudan, community support has been a lifeline – but it’s been stretched near to breaking ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/the-world-doesnt-care-about-sudan-war-refugees-its-up-to-us-to-rebuild/28 Oct 2025 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4alpa3zmk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m3rgyhv24s2t"I am convinced that the Sudanese people are capable of making peace and shaping their future." How Sudanese refugees have adapted to displacement in Uganda ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/sudanese-in-uganda-life-didnt-stop-with-the-war/22 Oct 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rgyhv24s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m3owt73ejs26Increasingly hostile migration policies in Brazil mean that, more than ever, building solidarity needs creativity and strong alliances. Next up in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/brazil-refugees-forming-collective-resistance-where-policy-fails/21 Oct 2025 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3owt73ejs26https://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m3memu357c26Work in Brazil is precarious and exploitative for refugees – a situation long faced by marginalised citizens. Continuing our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/refugees-in-brazil-marginalised-despite-legal-protections/20 Oct 2025 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3memu357c26https://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m3cda76w3k2fKurds working in demolition are plugging a much-needed labour gap in Japan. But a lack of legal status makes them vulnerable – and they've been increasingly deported after a legal 'loophole' was closed in 2023. Read the piece ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/kurds-increasingly-deported-after-japan-closes-loophole-law/16 Oct 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cda76w3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m37sivpf2k2fExperience the sounds and sights of the Al-Hassan industrial zone in Jordan 🔊⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/soundscapes-of-global-production/15 Oct 2025 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37sivpf2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m35ddhfot22f“It seems that this time they're serious about wanting all foreign workers out of the country.” How refugees got caught in Jordan’s campaign against informal work ⤵️⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/refugees-caught-in-jordans-campaign-against-informal-work/14 Oct 2025 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35ddhfot22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m32s3tiosk2q‘Empowerment’ models let refugees into labour markets, but they also remove safety nets and leave room for exploitation. Read the next instalment in our series on refugees in the global economy ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/exploitation-embedded-in-the-business-model-of-refugee-support/13 Oct 2025 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32s3tiosk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m2qp54yn3s2dPoland was commended for welcoming over a million Ukrainians fleeing war – but those refugees have since hit a glass ceiling ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/how-ukrainian-refugees-hit-a-glass-ceiling-working-in-poland/09 Oct 2025 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2qp54yn3s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m2ofr7h73s2d🚨 We all want accountability for Big Tech, but the Online Safety Act’s moralising aims are hurting LGBTQ+ people and sex workers ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/online-safety-act-protect-the-children-is-pretext-for-rights-erosions/08 Oct 2025 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ofr7h73s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m2ofhecwsk2dDisplacement from Venezuela taught me that class has no borders ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/displacement-from-venezuela-taught-me-that-class-has-no-borders/08 Oct 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ofhecwsk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m2lpkfj33k2dDisplaced Venezuelans found support and protection in Colombia. Ten years on, more must be done to prevent their exploitation ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/ten-years-on-venezuelans-still-face-precarity-in-colombia/07 Oct 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lpkfj33k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/beyondslavery.bsky.social/post/3m2jpefab6k2dRefugees deserve work that matches their skills and ambitions – yet too often job programmes are merely an exit strategy for aid. Next up in our series ⤵️ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/the-search-for-self-reliance-refugees-informal-working-poor/06 Oct 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:ulrdzbrso4zp5x6eaif6hm5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jpefab6k2d