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Woman Enslaved by Salvadoran Guerrillas to be Deported by U.S. for “Supporting Terrorists” June 7, 2018 A woman from El Salvador who gained Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. after being abducted and enslaved by guerrillas is now facing deportation after a court ruled that her forced labor constituted “material support for terrorists.” READ NOW Unprecedented UN Sanctions Slapped on ‘Millionaire Migrant Traffickers’ June 7, 2018 The United Nations Security Council has hit six major human traffickers operating in Libya with unprecedented sanctions. Shockingly, one is a commander in the Libyan Coast Guard who allegedly sank boats full of African migrants. READ NOW An American 13-Year-Old, Pregnant and Forced to Marry Her Rapist June 1, 2018 Dawn Tyree was molested by a family friend when she was just 11. When her parents found out, they didn’t go to the police. Instead, as Dawn recalls, “It was decided for me that I would marry him.” READ NOW Court: Mars No Need to Disclose if Candy Made from Child Slave Labor The Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that candy maker Mars Inc. does not need to disclose if cocoa beans used in its chocolate were produced using child slave labor as it is not a “physical defect” in the product. Read Now >> Thai NGO: 10 Out of 100 Arrested Sex Workers are Victims of Trafficking Empower Foundation is calling for a ban on police raids targeting the sex industry, arguing that the stings violate human rights of women by shaming sex workers and improperly detaining trafficking victims. Read Now >> H&M and Gap to Probe Violence and Sex Abuse in Asian Factories The move comes after NGOs interviewed workers in supplier factories, finding that female workers were at particular risk of retaliation if they reported the abuses. Read Now >> Ex-Crew Help Fellow Victims in Thailand’s Fishing Industry Over 100 rescued fishermen have come together to form the Thai and Migrant Fishers Union Group (TMFG) to help prevent their fellow countrymen from falling victim to forced labor and exploitation at sea. Read Now >> Why Prawns are Off the Menu at Air New Zealand The company's chief executive says, "We’ve recently taken prawns off because we don’t have confidence about the supply and where they’re coming from, what conditions they are caught in and what conditions the workers are in.” Read Now >> Correction: Brands Using Certification Scheme Fail to Stop Labor Abuse A previous version of this article unfortunately contained an image featuring tea brands which are not implicated in the recent news story. In fact, they were social enterprises that are examples of positive change. As a consumer, you can also take positive action to help ensure tea workers are treated fairly. Ask brands: Who Picked My Tea?