--- title: "Modern Slavery" url: https://wearenotforsale.org/tag/modern-slavery/page/2/ publisher: "Not For Sale" --- Topic # Modern *Slavery* 86 stories, since 2016, most of them about human trafficking. 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 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. 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. Jul 13, 2026 Human Trafficking [Crypto and Human Trafficking: How Corruption Helps Scam Compounds Scale Modern-Day Slavery](https://wearenotforsale.org/ecocide/crypto-human-trafficking-corruption-scam-compounds/) How corruption and cryptocurrency help scam compounds scale human trafficking, forced criminality and global financial fraud. Jul 8, 2026 Human Trafficking [World Cup Human Trafficking: What the 2026 Tournament Reveals About Modern-Day Slavery](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/world-cup-human-trafficking-what-the-2026-tournament-reveals-about-modern-day-slavery/) As the 2026 World Cup moves across North America, authorities are warning that traffickers may exploit the tournament’s surge in travel, temporary work, lodging demand and fast-moving money. Jul 2, 2026 Human Trafficking [Human Trafficking Terms and Definitions: A Complete Glossary of Modern Slavery, Exploitation and Prevention](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/human-trafficking-terms-definitions/) A clear, evidence-led glossary explaining the key terms behind human trafficking, modern slavery, forced labor, exploitation, digital slavery, ecocide and prevention. Jun 30, 2026 Human Trafficking [Myanmar’s Digital Slavery: How Scam Centers Turn Crypto Fraud Into Forced Labor](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/myanmar-scam-centers-crypto-fraud-digital-slavery/) Behind many crypto scams is a hidden second victim: the trafficked worker forced to carry them out from inside a locked compound. Mar 5, 2026 Human Trafficking [The Human Cost of Cyber Scam Operations in Southeast Asia](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/human-cost-cyber-scam-operations-southeast-asia/) Behind the Screens: Survival, Trafficking, and the Expanding Crisis of Forced Online Fraud The sleek interface of a cryptocurrency trading app. A… Mar 5, 2026 Human Trafficking [Freedom Day, Ten Years Later: From Global Attention to Lasting Impact](https://wearenotforsale.org/human-trafficking/my-freedom-day-dignita-survivor-recovery/) As CNN revisits the meaning of freedom through impact and obstacles, Not For Sale reflects on a decade of partnership with Dignita,… 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/)