The European Commission proposed to ban domestic and imported products made with forced labor on Wednesday. Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said that the proposed ban aims … Read more
A Global Estimates of Modern Slavery report showed that 50 million people worldwide lived in modern slavery in 2021 through forced work or marriage. The report, developed by the International … Read more
A new report from the United Nations (UN) expert on slavery said it is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labor among minority groups has taken place in China. “The Special … Read more
Sir Mo Farah has revealed that he was illegally trafficked to the United Kingdom under the name of another child and was forced to work as a domestic servant. The … Read more
A United States federal court dropped Tuesday the child slavery lawsuit filed against Hershey Co, Nestlé SA, Cargill Inc., and other food companies. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said the … Read more
Belgium returned a tooth of slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba to his family on June 20. Belgian Chief Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw handed a small, bright blue case containing … Read more
Harvard University acknowledged that nearly 100 people were enslaved by the university after its foundation in 1636 in a 130-page report released on Tuesday. The report focused on Harvard University’s … Read more
Jamaican protesters demanded an apology for colonialism and slavery reparation payments from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their Caribbean tour. In an open letter for the British monarchy, … Read more
Dutch King Willem-Alexander announced on Jan. 13 that he is retiring the traditional royal carriage known as the Golden Coach amid a racism controversy with its slavery images. “The Golden … Read more
A Munich court sentenced a German Muslim convert who joined militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to 10 years in prison over the death of an enslaved … Read more