Slavery
- British empire, Caribbean, Class issues, Colonialism, India, Inequality, Monarchy, Reparations and reparative justice, Slavery, UK news
Who should pay for slavery reparations? And to whom? | Letters
Graham Hadibi-Williams says current debate on reparations is one of theory rather than justice. Plus Abhishek …
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‘Time has come’: Commonwealth heads agree to reparatory justice dialogue despite reluctant UK
UK government stresses it does not pay reparations and said before Chogm summit that issue was not on agendaCo…
- Asia Pacific, Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth summit, Keir Starmer, Politics, Samoa, Slavery, UK news, World news
UK ‘open to discussing non-cash forms of reparatory justice’ for former colonies
Starmer under pressure from Caribbean countries at Commonwealth talks but is refusing payments or apologyKeir …
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Unravelling the threads that link us to the slave-owning past | Letters
Readers respond to David Olusoga’s article on how slavery shaped the Guardian, Britain and the worldMy career …
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Cambodia’s modern slavery nightmare: the human trafficking crisis overlooked by authorities
Despite promises by government to eradicate trafficking rings, people are still being sold in Cambodia and for…
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Japan and South Korea in row over mines that used forced labour
Seoul furious at Japanese bid for Unesco listing for Sado gold mine complex, which used slave labour in the 19…
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, Global development, Health, Human rights, Law, Malaysia, Migration, Migration and development, Nepal, NHS, Slavery, South and Central Asia, Workers' rights, World news
‘A bad dream’: Nepalis who made UK’s PPE speak out on claims of abusive working conditions
Glove manufacturer Supermax has repeatedly won NHS contracts during the pandemic, despite claims of forced lab…
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Tesco and Next among brands linked to labour abuses in India spinning mills
Supermarket says it will investigate report on forced labour in Tamil Nadu garment chain and ensure improvemen…
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Rijksmuseum slavery exhibition confronts cruelty of Dutch trade
Amsterdam show includes 140 objects ranging from Rembrandt portraits to human collars and ankle chainsThe aim …
- Asia Pacific, Business, China, Dominic Raab, Human rights, Islam, Politics, Slavery, Uighurs, Xinjiang
Forced labour clampdown is long overdue | Letters
John Morrison and Sam Watson on Dominic Raab’s commitment to fine businesses over modern-day slavery in supply…
- Business, G4S, Global development, Human rights, Law, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slavery, South and Central Asia, UK news, United Arab Emirates, Work & careers, World news
G4S migrant workers ‘forced to pay millions’ in illegal fees for jobs
UK-based security firm faces calls to repay charges made by recruitment agents for jobs in Gulf states and con…
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Samoan chief who enslaved villagers sentenced to 11 years in New Zealand
New Zealand-based Joseph Auga Matamata used 13 of his countrymen as slaves over a quarter of centuryA New Zeal…
- Bhopal, Black Lives Matter movement, Class issues, Education, History, Holocaust, India, Kenya, Protest, Race, Schools, Slavery, Tea
Tackling deep-rooted racism will take courage | Letters
John Munro on his slave-owning ancestor, Martin Wright on corporate irresponsibility in India, Peter McKenna o…
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Samoan chief found guilty of enslaving villagers in New Zealand over 25 years
Joseph Auga Matamata, who brought people to Hastings where they were forced to work without pay and subjected …
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‘Coal workers are orphans’: the children and slaves mining Pakistan’s coal
Injuries and fatalities are common among thousands of debt-bonded men and children toiling in one of the world…