Slavery Abolition

This month marks the 160th anniversary of the ratification of the  13 th  Amendment , which permanently ended slavery in the United States. The Amendment was passed by Congress in January of 1865 but only became part of the Constitution  when three quarters of the states  voted to finally close an ugly…

Ezekiel Nita says he felt "happy and lucky" when he was approved to work as a fruit picker in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. But warning signs that the trip was not the golden opportunity in Tasmania he was promised came shortly after his pay cheque…

The monarch made the apology back in 2023 but it was accepted during a meeting and ceremony behind closed doors Monday in Paramaribo, the Surinamese capital, according to the state-run Suriname Communication Services (CDS) Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname on Monday formally accepted…

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Human trafficking, a global crime profiting from vulnerability, casts a long shadow, especially over Nigeria. This grim reality prompted a pivotal gathering in Abuja, where the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), partnering with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), called for intensified,…

Who is Gurmesh Singh — and what does his rise mean for rural communities in NSW? Newly elected NSW Nationals leader Gurmesh Singh (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi) The remarkable blueberry boom on the NSW Mid North Coast since the 2000s has seen the rapid displacement of bananas as the dominant…

A car wash owner responsible for trafficking and exploiting eight Romanian nationals has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison, following a five-year investigation by the Met’s Modern Slavery Unit. Hewa Margai, 45 (01.01.79) of Carshalton Road, Mitcham was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday, 27…

United States President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday extended his list of second-term pardons to include two Thanksgiving turkeys, using the traditional White House ceremony to blend holiday ritual with political overtones. During a speech that took on the tone of a campaign rally, Trump spared Gobble and Waddle, preventing them…

Almost 500 people in construction were identified as being potential victims of modern slavery in the UK last year, figures reveal. The sector recorded the second-highest number of people at risk, behind only the care sector, antislavery charity Unseen revealed. Its figures, which cover 2024, show that exploitation in construction increased…

Justice is elusive for many impacted by the deadly realities of a multi-billion dollar industry: human trafficking. A KXAN investigation reveals while Texas is a leader in legislation to stop it, few people actually face trafficking charges. We uncover difficulties Texas prosecutors face in dismantling modern-day slavery and what it…