Jo Baker

I lead @Anti_Slavery Intl advocacy. Chasing an inclusive world w/more dancing, karaoke & cake. Writing a queer whodunnit with Arts Council funding. Views my own

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

2/2 One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it | AP News https://t.co/4woe0mIpJc

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

Hello, I'm consciously uncoupling from Twitter/X today - I no longer want to be associated. But please continue to find me at LinkedIn

https://t.co/3fGKvWWkcJ

Solidarity, and thanks for all the fish.

#RIPtwitter #slavery #forcedlabour #HumanRights

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

Refugees are strong, resilient, and for me, a source of personal inspiration.

Congratulations to all the inspiring athletes who made the @RefugeesOlympic Team - I am rooting for you at the #Paris2024 @Olympics.

[Cotton Campaign @cottoncampaign]

"All governments and companies should condition business with Turkmenistan’s textile industry on the elimination of state-imposed #ForcedLabor in the harvest and the protection of labor rights and empowerment of workers and farmers." 2/2

[Cotton Campaign @cottoncampaign]

"#Turkmenistan remains one of the most repressive countries in the world", said Ruslan Myatiev, director of Turkmen News @adalatseeker 1/2

[ILO action to End Forced Labour @ILO_EndSlavery]

🌎 Celebrating a Decade of Change 🌎

The @ilo Protocol 29 was adopted 10 years ago, asking countries to better protect millions of women, men & children against #ForcedLabour

Let's keep fighting for a world free from #ForcedLabour #ILC2024 #EndForcedLabour #RatifyP29

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

2/It was hugely helpful to hear more on the framing of the policy, & from participants - esp. around #slaverycrimes in relation to migration. We've recommended the Office reach out to our partners working on this, on state imposed labour and descent based slavery. #ICC

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

1/ Very pleased to have attended the ICC consultation yesterday w/the Special Adviser on Slavery for @Anti_Slavery. We flagged the need to focus on systems of state-imposed forced labour, esp. as ethnic persecution, and the unclear jurisdiction over corporate actors. Meanwhile..

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Baroness Lola Young has introduced a bill that would require companies to prevent harms in their supply chains.

We've teamed up with @CorpJusticeUK and @Anti_Slavery on a video explaining why this bill is crucial to protect rights.

Here's @LolaHornsey in her own words ⤵️

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

OUT NOW🔗⬇️

New briefing exposes critical gaps in support for child victims of #Trafficking and #ModernSlavery as they turn 18 and highlights an urgent need for systemic reforms to protect vulnerable young people.

@SnowdropProject @ECPATUK

https://t.co/SakTtswMD1

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

@Brenda_Dacres congratulations❤️🍾Thrilled to have you as our #Mayor. Would be grateful for any support your team can offer to make Regenter B3, Pinnacle and Rydon be People over Profit. Feels v much David & Goliath, but wking in the charity sector am used to it🙏 #accountability

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

🚨ATTN: The Board of the Fund for #LossAndDamage meets today. CSOs face severe restrictions in participation—limiting the voices of those most affected by the climate crisis.

📣We demand #CSOparticipation spaces, especially for the Global South!

Read: https://t.co/aMQBAC9Zlb

[Tomoya Obokata @TomObokata]

I fully support #EU Corporate Sustainability & Due Diligence Directive #CSDDD as it would play a much needed role in encouraging businesses to prevent & suppress labour exploitation. I therefore strongly urge all EU Member States to vote in favour this Friday.

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

"The very reputation of international law .. hangs in the balance." - Oral argument of South Africa @CIJ_ICJ #ICJGenocideConvention

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

https://t.co/uALFRK5xq2

[CIJ_ICJ @CIJ_ICJ]

WATCH LIVE: South Africa opens the oral argument on its request for the indication of provisional measures in the case #SouthAfrica v. #Israel before the #ICJ: https://t.co/zSouWkztiD

[Jo Baker @JoB4ker]

"Humanitarian veterans going as far back as the killing field of Cambodia, if they say it is so utterly unprecedented that they are out of words to describe it ... it would be a complete departure from jurisprudence for the court not to order provisional measures in this case."

[Mariam Barghouti مريم البرغوثي @MariamBarghouti]

I can't believe what I'm listening to as the testimonies and the documentation of intent to exterminate Palestinians are being read at the @CIJ_ICJ right now.

This at once eases the heart as Palestinians continue to defy death not just to survive, but to showcase the world Israel's insanity. It also horrifies me to hear it read out loud again, publicly, and I keep asking, how the hell did Israel manage to continue this much?