Volkswagen bends to pressure
From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United
| July 2, 2023 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Supply chain Volkswagen bends to pressure & will audit Uyghur Region plant Prominent investors in Volkswagen including Deka, Union Investment, and the Umbrella Organisation for Critical Shareholders, have called for an immediate independent audit of the company’s plant in the Uyghur Region of China amid concerns of systemic forced labor in its supply chain. Read more… |
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| Domestic servitude Kenyan domestic workers demand protection from exploitation & abuse in Gulf countries A legal case being brought by a group of almost a dozen Kenyan former domestic workers who worked in Gulf states alleges the Kenyan government failed to protect them from modern slavery and human trafficking. The group of former domestic workers bringing the case alleges that the Kenyan government did not investigate cases of deaths and abuse that were brought to their attention. Read more… |
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| Human trafficking Organ trafficking survivor in U.K. fears for his safety When Daniel travelled from Nigeria to the U.K. at 21 years old, the terrifying notion of being forced to undergo surgery to remove his kidney couldn’t have been further from what he was expecting. Daniel was targeted to be the victim of an organ trafficking plan orchestrated by Ike Ekweremadu, a multi-millionaire and one of Nigeria’s most prominent politicians. Now, Daniel still fears for his safety. Read more… |
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We’re thrilled that the U.K. Court of Appeal has ruled that the government’s inhumane plan to send people seeking asylum to Rwanda is unlawful. Our Executive Director shares her thoughts:
“I welcome the Court of Appeals ruling that the U.K. government’s plans for asylum seekers are illegal. It cites our concerns of inadequate measures to ensure trafficking victims are protected from further harm, particularly due to the extremely short time limits proposed. However the concept of off-shoring itself was not ruled against – our fundamental concern with these plans. The attempt to pass on its responsibility towards refugees and victims of trafficking is morally, politically and even economically wrong. It is an attempt that has no meaningful grounding.”
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