Illegally mined gold represents 77% of gold mined in Ecuador, 80% of gold mined in Colombia and 80-90% in Venezuela. Illegal gold mining employs hundreds of thousands of workers across Latin America, many of whom are extremely vulnerable to labour exploitation and human trafficking, and it provides funding to organised crime groups and terrorism across the region.
Construction and Labour Exploitation
VideosFLEX has published a new report revealing a range of labour abuses and risk of exploitation in London’s construction sector, including workers not being paid, being physically and verbally abused, and being forced to work in dangerous conditions. T...Read More
Kitwana’s Journey
VideosThe story of Kitwana is an original animated film by HAART Kenya inspired by a real story from one of the survivors that HAART supported. The story is about a boy who was trafficked into forced labour in Kenya. The film was directed and animated by ...Read More
Cybercrime and Human Rights
VideosEventsOn the 8th April, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime co-hosted a webinar with the UN Global Compact on 21st Century cybercrime threats and the challenges they present to human security and human rights. The panel featured the following speakers drawn...
