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We invest in frontline organisations and movements to drive a measurable reduction of modern slavery in high-prevalence countries and industries.
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Together with Humanity United, we commissioned a systems-level analysis of a decade of change in Thailand’s seafood industry. The system still grapples with forced labour, but has successfully addressed many of the most egregious abuses.
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HU Seafood Retrospective
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December 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Together with Humanity United, we commissioned a systems-level analysis of a decade of change in Thailand’s seafood industry. The system still grapples with forced labour, but has successfully addressed many of the most egregious abuses.
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Our Corporate Accountability Ecosystem Program includes a Seed Fund that supports CSOs across Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan to initiate or advance actions towards ensuring responsible supply chains in the region.
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Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4p6zzYX
Corporate Accountability Seed Fund | Freedom Fund
The Corporate Accountability Seed Fund provides frontline organisations the resources to hold companies accountable for forced labour.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Our Corporate Accountability Ecosystem Program includes a Seed Fund that supports CSOs across Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan to initiate or advance actions towards ensuring responsible supply chains in the region.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4p6zzYX
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4p6zzYX
At #COP30 in Brazil, Francisco Alain Santos Lima of our partner Pastoral Land Commission calls on us to listen, respect, and stand with communities protecting the environment. Find out about our work in the Amazon: www.freedomfund.org/hotspot/braz...
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
At #COP30 in Brazil, Francisco Alain Santos Lima of our partner Pastoral Land Commission calls on us to listen, respect, and stand with communities protecting the environment. Find out about our work in the Amazon: www.freedomfund.org/hotspot/braz...
🐄 Cattle-driven deforestation links to forced labour and invasions of indigenous lands, Brazil
⛏️ Child labour persists in extraction of critical minerals @terredeshommes.bsky.social
💷 The true cost and prevalence of modern slavery in the UK @unseenuk.bsky.social
That and more ➡️ bit.ly/4o3tk6C
⛏️ Child labour persists in extraction of critical minerals @terredeshommes.bsky.social
💷 The true cost and prevalence of modern slavery in the UK @unseenuk.bsky.social
That and more ➡️ bit.ly/4o3tk6C
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🐄 Cattle-driven deforestation links to forced labour and invasions of indigenous lands, Brazil
⛏️ Child labour persists in extraction of critical minerals @terredeshommes.bsky.social
💷 The true cost and prevalence of modern slavery in the UK @unseenuk.bsky.social
That and more ➡️ bit.ly/4o3tk6C
⛏️ Child labour persists in extraction of critical minerals @terredeshommes.bsky.social
💷 The true cost and prevalence of modern slavery in the UK @unseenuk.bsky.social
That and more ➡️ bit.ly/4o3tk6C
Join our Senior Program Manager for Responsible Supply Chains, Chloe Cranston, at Palais des Nations, Geneva, 25 November, to explore the future of human rights funding.
Register here: indico.un.org/event/1019369/
Register here: indico.un.org/event/1019369/
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join our Senior Program Manager for Responsible Supply Chains, Chloe Cranston, at Palais des Nations, Geneva, 25 November, to explore the future of human rights funding.
Register here: indico.un.org/event/1019369/
Register here: indico.un.org/event/1019369/
Fundo Dema, a Freedom Fund partner hosted by NGO FASE, is a 22-year-old community fund created by Amazon-based labour unions and civil society groups. As #COP30 comes to a close, Fundo Dema reminds us that sustainable development must be community-led. Find out more: www.fundodema.org.br
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Fundo Dema, a Freedom Fund partner hosted by NGO FASE, is a 22-year-old community fund created by Amazon-based labour unions and civil society groups. As #COP30 comes to a close, Fundo Dema reminds us that sustainable development must be community-led. Find out more: www.fundodema.org.br
As #COP30 brings global attention to the Amazon, Conectas Direitos Humanos reminds us that legal reform is a frontline strategy in efforts to end exploitation. Conectas is a Freedom Fund partner and leading human rights organisation from the Global South. Find out more: conectas.org/en/
Conectas Direitos Humanos
A Conectas existe para proteger, efetivar e ampliar os direitos humanos. Propomos soluções, impedimos retrocessos e denunciamos violações.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As #COP30 brings global attention to the Amazon, Conectas Direitos Humanos reminds us that legal reform is a frontline strategy in efforts to end exploitation. Conectas is a Freedom Fund partner and leading human rights organisation from the Global South. Find out more: conectas.org/en/
As #COP30 focuses global attention on the Amazon, Xingu Vivo reminds us that environmental justice must include human rights. Find out more:
Movimento Xingu Vivo Para Sempre
belo monte e as profecias do fim do mundo os impactos da hidrelétrica no rio xingu, 11 anos depois LEIA MAIS Defensoria Pública vai à Justiça pedir anulação de contrato entre Incra e Belo Sun "O…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
As #COP30 focuses global attention on the Amazon, Xingu Vivo reminds us that environmental justice must include human rights. Find out more:
What does it take to evaluate systems change in real-world conditions?
The Freedom Fund's Dr Elizabeth J. Anderson, and independent consultant Dr Helen Shipman will share actionable insights from our work in Ethiopia in a short coffee break session. www.causalpathways.org/coffeebreaks
The Freedom Fund's Dr Elizabeth J. Anderson, and independent consultant Dr Helen Shipman will share actionable insights from our work in Ethiopia in a short coffee break session. www.causalpathways.org/coffeebreaks
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What does it take to evaluate systems change in real-world conditions?
The Freedom Fund's Dr Elizabeth J. Anderson, and independent consultant Dr Helen Shipman will share actionable insights from our work in Ethiopia in a short coffee break session. www.causalpathways.org/coffeebreaks
The Freedom Fund's Dr Elizabeth J. Anderson, and independent consultant Dr Helen Shipman will share actionable insights from our work in Ethiopia in a short coffee break session. www.causalpathways.org/coffeebreaks
To mark their 50th anniversary, our partner CPT launched an atlas mapping four decades of rural conflict and exploitation. As #COP30 brings global attention to the Amazon, CPT’s work reminds us that environmental and human rights struggles are inseparable. cptnacional.org.br/2025/09/30/a...
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
To mark their 50th anniversary, our partner CPT launched an atlas mapping four decades of rural conflict and exploitation. As #COP30 brings global attention to the Amazon, CPT’s work reminds us that environmental and human rights struggles are inseparable. cptnacional.org.br/2025/09/30/a...
November 13–14, Indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and CSOs will convene at the People’s Tribunal Against Ecocide, Belém. 17 cases will be presented, built from evidence gathered across Amazonian territories and judges will deliver sentencing. Find out more: copdopovo.org/en/home-3/
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
November 13–14, Indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and CSOs will convene at the People’s Tribunal Against Ecocide, Belém. 17 cases will be presented, built from evidence gathered across Amazonian territories and judges will deliver sentencing. Find out more: copdopovo.org/en/home-3/
As leaders gather for #COP30, Amazonian organisations are mobilising through the People’s COP. Learn more:
Cop do Povo
MOVEMENT OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR CLIMATE
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November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As leaders gather for #COP30, Amazonian organisations are mobilising through the People’s COP. Learn more:
Last week, Erin spoke at a #UNGA80 side event on the role of financial sector actors in preventing and addressing slavery. She highlighted cattle ranching in Brazil, where global banks have provided billions in financing to beef companies with clear links to exploitation.
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Last week, Erin spoke at a #UNGA80 side event on the role of financial sector actors in preventing and addressing slavery. She highlighted cattle ranching in Brazil, where global banks have provided billions in financing to beef companies with clear links to exploitation.
Ahead of #COP30, we continue to spotlight our partners working to curb slave labour in the Amazon, while strengthening protection of the rainforest. ITD is helping embed forced labour concerns into the agendas of environmental agencies across the Amazon. Visit their website:
Instituto Trabalho Decente
O Instituto Trabalho Decente é uma entidade da sociedade civil organizada com sede em Brasília e atuação em todo o território nacional que tem o objetivo de promover os direitos humanos no mundo do…
www.institutotrabalhodecente.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ahead of #COP30, we continue to spotlight our partners working to curb slave labour in the Amazon, while strengthening protection of the rainforest. ITD is helping embed forced labour concerns into the agendas of environmental agencies across the Amazon. Visit their website:
Ahead of #COP30 in Brazil, we’re spotlighting our partners driving change on the ground. First up: Repórter Brasil, a powerhouse in Brazilian investigative journalism and the leading organisation in supply chain investigations. Read their latest report: reporterbrasil.org.br/wp-content/u...
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Ahead of #COP30 in Brazil, we’re spotlighting our partners driving change on the ground. First up: Repórter Brasil, a powerhouse in Brazilian investigative journalism and the leading organisation in supply chain investigations. Read their latest report: reporterbrasil.org.br/wp-content/u...
In a joint article with RETA for @atrjournal.bsky.social, the Freedom Fund's Ginny Baumann examines what it takes for workers and communities for the Brazilian Amazon to oppose deforestation and slave labour.
View of What Does It Take to Protect Livelihoods and Forests? Insights from workers and communities in the Brazilian Amazon opposing deforestation and slave labour
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
In a joint article with RETA for @atrjournal.bsky.social, the Freedom Fund's Ginny Baumann examines what it takes for workers and communities for the Brazilian Amazon to oppose deforestation and slave labour.
Our new report shares lessons from our Myanmar hotspot program, where frontline organisations adapted their strategies to support women and girls at risk of trafficking amid widespread violence, displacement, and systemic collapse.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4nvMySq
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4nvMySq
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our new report shares lessons from our Myanmar hotspot program, where frontline organisations adapted their strategies to support women and girls at risk of trafficking amid widespread violence, displacement, and systemic collapse.
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4nvMySq
Read it here ➡️ bit.ly/4nvMySq
Watch Climate Rights International's new video to see how labour is exploited on ranches and how Indigenous lands are invaded to expand cattle ranching for leather production and how this leather flows into national and international supply chains.
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Before It’s Too Late: Curbing Cattle-Driven Deforestation and Rights Abuses in Brazil
A new report by Climate Rights International shows how leather supply chains of global fashion and footwear brands are linked to forced labor and Indigenous land invasions in Brazil—and how these…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Watch Climate Rights International's new video to see how labour is exploited on ranches and how Indigenous lands are invaded to expand cattle ranching for leather production and how this leather flows into national and international supply chains.
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The Freedom Fund identifies and funds local organisations in countries with a high prevalence of modern slavery, and funds many survivor-led organisations. Find out more about our work: bit.ly/4o6UBFM
Image: Children at school in the Terai region, Nepal. ©Filmatory Nepal/The Freedom Fund
Image: Children at school in the Terai region, Nepal. ©Filmatory Nepal/The Freedom Fund
October 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Freedom Fund identifies and funds local organisations in countries with a high prevalence of modern slavery, and funds many survivor-led organisations. Find out more about our work: bit.ly/4o6UBFM
Image: Children at school in the Terai region, Nepal. ©Filmatory Nepal/The Freedom Fund
Image: Children at school in the Terai region, Nepal. ©Filmatory Nepal/The Freedom Fund
An evaluation of our Survivor Leadership Fund shows how the model strengthens leadership, expands programming, and fosters collective action. Check out the new brief or read the full report here: bit.ly/3JpKiOr
Centring survivors’ voices in the fight against modern slavery | Freedom Fund
Learning from the past and shaping the future of the Survivor Leadership Fund People with lived experience of exploitation are uniquely positioned to lead the fight against modern slavery. The Survivo...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
An evaluation of our Survivor Leadership Fund shows how the model strengthens leadership, expands programming, and fosters collective action. Check out the new brief or read the full report here: bit.ly/3JpKiOr
A new report from Climate Rights International reveals how forced labour is entrenched in Brazil’s cattle industry supporting the deforestation drive of the Amazon, and how global fashion and footwear brands are implicated 👉
Brazil: Cattle Ranching, Forced Labor Driving Deforestation Ahead of COP30
Cattle ranchers exploiting forced labor and invading indigenous lands are fueling the destruction of Brazil’s forests while profiting from an industry-wide failure to establish transparent and…
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October 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A new report from Climate Rights International reveals how forced labour is entrenched in Brazil’s cattle industry supporting the deforestation drive of the Amazon, and how global fashion and footwear brands are implicated 👉
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There are many wonderful moments in my job, but few are as wonderful as receiving the news of a big, second, unrestricted gift from MacKenzie Scott! Read how this gift will enable @freedomfund.bsky.social to better support 190+ frontline partners: www.freedomfund.org/news/gift-ma...
Tranformative gift from MacKenzie Scott | Freedom Fund
The Freedom Fund is delighted to share the news of a landmark $60 million unrestricted gift to the Freedom Fund from MacKenzie Scott.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
There are many wonderful moments in my job, but few are as wonderful as receiving the news of a big, second, unrestricted gift from MacKenzie Scott! Read how this gift will enable @freedomfund.bsky.social to better support 190+ frontline partners: www.freedomfund.org/news/gift-ma...
🇺🇸 2025 TiP Report by the U.S. Department of State
🇺🇬 77% of girls have experienced sexual violence in Uganda
🌏 Droughts, insect infestations, floods and landslides most impactful climate events on child and forced labour in Nepal's carpet and brick sectors
🇺🇬 77% of girls have experienced sexual violence in Uganda
🌏 Droughts, insect infestations, floods and landslides most impactful climate events on child and forced labour in Nepal's carpet and brick sectors
Slavery Research Bulletin | Freedom Fund
A monthly bulletin presenting new and compelling research from the global anti-slavery movement.
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October 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🇺🇸 2025 TiP Report by the U.S. Department of State
🇺🇬 77% of girls have experienced sexual violence in Uganda
🌏 Droughts, insect infestations, floods and landslides most impactful climate events on child and forced labour in Nepal's carpet and brick sectors
🇺🇬 77% of girls have experienced sexual violence in Uganda
🌏 Droughts, insect infestations, floods and landslides most impactful climate events on child and forced labour in Nepal's carpet and brick sectors
In an article for TIME, Xanthe Scharff highlights how women – workers, caregivers and community advocates – can offer practical, locally grounded solutions to protect children and promote safer, more prosperous communities. time.com/7319360/chil...
October 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In an article for TIME, Xanthe Scharff highlights how women – workers, caregivers and community advocates – can offer practical, locally grounded solutions to protect children and promote safer, more prosperous communities. time.com/7319360/chil...
The Recife City Council has installed the Freedom of Expression exhibition at City Hall to mark the launch of a new protocol to support children who are victims or witnesses of sexual violence. Read the protocol here: www.unicef.org/brazil/relat...
October 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Recife City Council has installed the Freedom of Expression exhibition at City Hall to mark the launch of a new protocol to support children who are victims or witnesses of sexual violence. Read the protocol here: www.unicef.org/brazil/relat...