Activists Warn of Gaps as EU Lifts Ban Threat on Thai Fishing Industry

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Merry or Misery? Shoppers Urged to Avoid Christmas Gifts Linked to Slavery

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Thailand Banks on Tech to End Slavery at Sea as Workers Push for Rights

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Fishermen Long for Justice as Thailand Comes Under UN Scrutiny

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Do You Know Who Made It? Young Asians Campaign to Stop Slavery

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'Progress and Persistent Abuses' in Thailand's Fishing Industry, Says UN

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Gangs Exploit Refugee Crisis to Enslave People: Nobel Laureate Satyarthi

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From Ending Sex Slavery to Child Soldiers, Campaigners Say More Data Needed

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With Paper in Hand, Indonesian Maids Fight Exploitation

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More Than 40 Million People Trapped in Slavery: New Global Estimate

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