Slavery Abolition

Temporary migrant workers in Australia are facing "disturbing" patterns of exploitation from some employers, labour hire companies and migration agents. Many are victims of deceptive recruitment, underpayment or withholding of wages, excessive deductions, and dangerous working conditions. They can face unreasonable work targets, unilateral termination of contracts, sexual and gender-based…

The holiday marks the anniversary of the death of Zumbi, a key figure in Black resistance to slavery in Brazil...Read More

Home / News / Submission is not respect, it is slavery – Nigerian woman says Maryann Obiageli Duruibe, a Nigerian woman, has shared her bold stance on submission in marriage. According to Duruibe, submission within a marital relationship should not be equated with respect, as she believes it leans more…

The FBI issued a statement Friday saying racist and threatening text messages sent to Black communities after the presidential election are also circulating in Hispanic and LGBTQ+ communities and reaching high school students.The big picture: Federal and state authorities initially reported on texts containing disturbing references to slavery...Read More

The logo for the Justice Department is seen before a news conference at the Department of Justice, Aug. 23, 2024, in Washington   -   Copyright © africanews Mark Schiefelbein/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 09/11 - 16:55 USA Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country…

Joanne Hennessy is a partner and head of business immigration and Duncan Reed is a partner in TLT’s commercial team Construction has long been regarded as a high-risk sector for modern slavery due to ongoing challenges such as labour and skills shortages, resulting in hiring from abroad and using temporary…

Portugal’s president said late on Tuesday (Apr. 23) that his country was responsible for crimes committed during the transatlantic slave trade and the colonial era, and suggested there was a need for reparations. "We have to pay the costs," Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said, adding Portugal should look for ways…

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As she was flogged, Roya Heshmati chanted "in the name of woman, in the name of life, the clothes of slavery are torn..." By TZVI JOFFRE JANUARY 7, 2024 00:59 Updated: JANUARY 7, 2024 18:31 Iranian women walk on a street during the revival of morality police in Tehran, Iran,…

GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley tried to explain away her recent failure to mention slavery when describing the cause of the Civil War and instead used one of the oldest “I’m not racist” lines in the book. Last month, Haley forgot to mention slavery when asked about the cause of…