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New law to step up fight against human trafficking
Bill will provide better support for victims and campaigners say it will make securing convictions easier
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'Every day, I work morning to night'
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World Cup workers earn pittance
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Asian slave labour producing prawns
Thai 'ghost ships' that enslave, brutalise and even kill workers linked to global supply chain
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One man's hellish journey from Eritrea terror to UK sanctuary
6 Sep 2014:Thousands of Eritreans risk their lives each year trying to reach the United Kingdom and one man's successful journey meant suffering privations for three years
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Modern-day slavery in focus 5 days ago
World's most dangerous journey? Eritreans risk life and limb to get to UK – interactive
6 Sep 2014: Every month, up to 4,000 Eritreans flee the country in search of a new home, travelling along routes notorious for human trafficking. Here, we follow the journey of a refugee as he makes the three-year trek -
Modern-day slavery in focus 42 days ago
Australian migrants trapped in 'slave-like' marriages
1 Aug 2014: Marriage visas under Australia's partner migration scheme are being used to bring women in for exploitation, study shows
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Guardian Professional
Marilyn Croser: The UK government must hold companies for abuses such as slavery, land grabs and trade in conflict minerals, says report
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Edward E Baptist: This is what happens when racism goes viral. This is why, somehow, it still can
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Planned $500m upgrade of factories across developing world aims to lure big western brands who crave ethical supply base
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Shadows cast by 'tower of football'
Despite World Cup host's promises to improve life for foreign labourers, many still live desperate lives in the shadow of unimaginable riches
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Prawn industry special report
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True cost of prawns on our plate
Editorial: If customers wake up the supermarkets, the big chains can pressure suppliers to act
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Guardian Professional
On the first anniversary of the fall of the Rana Plaza, have western suppliers learned their lesson?
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Director general calls for up to 600 more doctors to travel to west Africa, where the disease has killed at least 2,400 people
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Commons committee report says hesitancy and lack of coordination over crisis suggests that emergency plans failed
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