Slavery
- Dubai, Global development, Kuwait, Middle East and North Africa, Nepal, Slavery, South and Central Asia, United Arab Emirates, World news
How Nepal’s migration ban traps female ‘modern day slaves’ in the Gulf
Rules intended to protect domestic workers have only made them more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, say …
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What does your £10 manicure really cost? The unvarnished truth about nail bars
Are vulnerable young Vietnamese people being routinely trafficked into the UK to work in cut-price nail salons…
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Thailand hit by record number of human trafficking cases
About 60% of those rescued last year were women, often trafficked for seafood industry or sex tradeThailand re…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian federal police, Banking, Children, Crime - Australia, Cybercrime, Law (Australia), Online abuse, Philippines, Rape and sexual assault, Slavery
Australian paedophiles pay as little as $15 for online abuse of children in Philippines
Australian federal police say livestreaming of children performing sexual acts marks ‘alarming shift’ Australi…
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Modern slavery cannot be tackled if victims treated as criminals
Illegally trafficked migrants will stay silent if police continue to report victims to Home OfficeIn January 2…
- Global economy, India, International trade, Race, Slavery, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘Tone deaf’ ads use slave ship images to promote UK sea-going sector
Campaign accused of ignoring colonial abuses when setting out maritime industries’ futureHistorians and academ…
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Chinese men smuggled into Britain ‘little better off than slaves’ – archive, 1921
6 September 1921: A court heard at Liverpool today, where 13 Chinese were facing deportation, that smuggling w…