--- title: "Human Trafficking" url: https://wearenotforsale.org/tag/human-trafficking/ publisher: "Not For Sale" --- Topic # Human *Trafficking* 142 stories, since 2015, most of them about human trafficking. Oct 2, 2026 Human Trafficking [What We’re Watching: Fifty Facts, the Profit Chain, and a Tuna Supply Chain](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/what-were-watching-october-2026/) Fifty facts on how trafficking really works, and what stops it. A short video on who profits when someone is enslaved. And… Oct 2, 2026 Human Trafficking [50 Essential Facts About Human Trafficking: How It Happens and What Helps Stop It](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/human-trafficking-facts/) Fifty essential facts about human trafficking, from recruitment and coercion to the evidence behind the numbers, survivor support and meaningful prevention. Sep 25, 2026 Human Trafficking [SlaveryMap is Back!](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/slaverymap-is-back/) In 2007, when we started Not For Sale, only about 15 percent of people had ever heard the words human trafficking. Most… Sep 11, 2026 Human Trafficking [Kru Nam Honored Again for Her Work Protecting Stateless Children in Thailand](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/kru-nam-award-thailand/) Not For Sale Project Director Kru Nam has received another major recognition in Thailand for her work protecting marginalized, stateless and undocumented children from trafficking and exploitation, continuing a history of national recognition for the work she has built at Baan Kru Nam in Chiang Rai. Sep 10, 2026 Human Trafficking [Human Trafficking in European Workplaces: Why Labor Inspectors and Police Are Joining Forces](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/human-trafficking-european-workplaces/) A new agreement between Europol and the European Labour Authority reflects a growing European effort to identify human trafficking where it can be hardest to see: inside ordinary workplaces. Sep 10, 2026 Human Trafficking [UK Changes Skilled Worker Visa Rules for Modern Slavery Victims: Why Employer-Tied Visas Can Enable Exploitation](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/uk-modern-slavery-skilled-worker-visa-rules/) UK changes to Skilled Worker visa rules will give some formally recognized modern slavery victims greater freedom to leave exploitative employers, but the reform also raises a wider question about how employer-tied visas can create conditions in which immigration status itself becomes a tool of control. Sep 3, 2026 Human Trafficking [Libya’s Detention Economy: How Migrants Are Imprisoned, Exploited and Ransomed on the Route to Europe](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/libyas-detention-economy-how-migrants-are-imprisoned-exploited-and-ransomed-on-the-route-to-europe/) UN investigators say migrant detention in Libya has evolved into a profit-driven system in which people can be imprisoned, exploited for labor, extorted for ransom and returned to trafficking networks. Sep 3, 2026 Human Trafficking [UNHCR Aid Cuts Could Increase Human Trafficking Risk for Displaced People](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/unhcr-budget-cuts-human-trafficking-risk/) UNHCR is preparing to cut its 2027 budget by 16 percent. As refugee protection contracts, the loss of legal assistance, shelter, education and economic support could leave displaced people more exposed to human trafficking and exploitation. Aug 21, 2026 Human Trafficking [Life Is Amazing: A Week of Progress in Rwanda](https://wearenotforsale.org/social-innovation/blog-not-for-sale-rwanda-education-community-update/) A week of encouraging progress in Rwanda, from graduates supporting fellow pupils, to a growing community enterprise and a school preparing to inspire others. Aug 17, 2026 Human Trafficking [International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition 2026: Why August 23 Is a Day of Resistance](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/international-day-for-the-remembrance-of-the-slave-trade-and-its-abolition-2026-why-august-23-is-a-day-of-resistance/) August 23 commemorates the resistance that helped change the history of slavery. More than two centuries later, the day also invites us to examine why forced labor and human trafficking continue. Aug 15, 2026 Human Trafficking [A Gift to Traffickers: Sex Trafficking Cases Hit 16-Year Low](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/a-gift-to-traffickers-sex-trafficking-cases-hit-16-year-low/) Corruption is what lets modern-day slavery function. This week the US deleted its corporate ownership records as trafficking prosecutions hit a 16-year low. Aug 13, 2026 Ecocide [What Is Ecocide? Meaning, Definition, Examples and the Human Cost](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/what-is-ecocide/) Ecocide is moving from environmental campaign language toward criminal law, but understanding it properly also means looking at the people caught inside environmental destruction. Want the bigger picture? Browse the full newsroom, or every topic we report on. [All topics](https://wearenotforsale.org/tag/) [Browse all news →](https://wearenotforsale.org/news/)