August 29, 2021 News Digest
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Forced labor
Australian senate passes forced labor bill
In a crucial first step to taking definitive action against Uyghur forced labor, the Australian senate passed a bill on Monday to ban the import of forced labor goods. Freedom United presented 80,000+ signatures to Senator Rex Patrick who sponsored the bill as part of "the international campaign against modern slavery and the brutal oppression of the Uyghur people." The bill will now go to the House of Representatives. Read more...
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Survivor stories
Survivor advocate, Naila Amin, brings end to child marriage in New York
Last month, New York became the sixth state in the U.S. to ban child marriage, passing a law named after survivor advocate Naila Amin. Here, Amin shares her experiences of surviving forced marriage at the age of 13 and why banning child marriage can help protect children from parental and familial coercion into marriage. Read more...
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Prevention
Freedom United on sex work & building resilience to trafficking
How can the full decriminalization of sex work build resilience to human trafficking and why is Freedom United so vocal about this? Our Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James, explains why Freedom United can’t stay silent on this issue. Read more...
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Did you catch this event? Our Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James, spoke on a fantastic panel organized by openDemocracy explaining why sex workers' rights are part of the solution to trafficking. Watch the full event here.

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