Slavery Abolition

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A Nigerian-Australian woman, Binta Abubakar, has been taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police for allegedly trafficking students from Papua New Guinea and coercing them into slavery on farms across Queensland under the pretext of educational scholarships. Abubakar, 56, was nabbed on Wednesday at the Brisbane Airport upon arrival…

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that the freedom being enjoyed by Filipinos today are being challenged by drug problems, poverty, and government abuse and corruption. In her Independence Day message, Duterte said that this freedom is the fruit of "true and pure love of Filipino heroes for…

Actor Jon Voight has lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom, calling him a “fool” for “allowing destruction” to tear through Los Angeles in the anti-ICE riots. “You’re a fool blaming Trump!” he begins in his tirade, posted to his X account, against the backdrop of an American flag on…

Modern slavery, exploitation and tax evasion across the construction sector are to be tackled by a new ethical workforce standard backed by major contractors. Skanska, Keltbray, Careys and Lendlease Development are among the firms that founded and helped to develop the Workforce Assured scheme, which has been drawn up to…

Africa Day Spotlight: Calls for Reparative Justice, Culinary Brilliance in Lyon, and Eco-Innovation in Uganda The African Union has intensified its call for reparative justice, urging the international community to confront and address the economic legacy of slavery and colonialism. The call comes amid growing global momentum for restitution, as…

Migrant workers who have lost limbs or been blinded in Australian workplaces fear they will be deported if they seek medical treatment, an inquiry into modern slavery has been told. Workers under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme were particularly vulnerable due to their strict visa conditions, which stop…

A man in Ecuador holds up a shirt with the slogan 'Furukawa, never again,' alluding to a Japanese textile firm found to have abused its workers. Photo: Galo Paguay / AFP Source: AFP Ecuador's government apologized Saturday to some 300 people who worked as farmers for a Japanese textile firm…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC), through its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Effiong Efa Nyong, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s federal government, asserting that its most notable accomplishment is the “conspicuous weaponization of poverty across all segments of society. “The party’s statement describes Tinubu’s administration as having introduced an era of…

The establishment of the Organisation of African Unity on this day,  May 25, 1963 gave hope that Africans, at home and in the diaspora, finally had an institution through which they will reverse the centuries of humiliation, exploitation, oppression and dehumanisation visited on us through slavery and colonialism. However, through…