On any given day in 2016, 40.3 million people were living in slavery – more than the populations of Australia, Portugal and Costa Rica combined. When this startling research, The Global Estimates of ...
Today people are taught, when it comes to slavery, America was the worst. Sen. Tim Kaine (D–Va.) actually said, "The United States didn't inherit slavery from anybody; we created it." An MSNBC "expert ...
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As calls for reparations across the United States continue to grow, the movement is also gaining traction in both African and Caribbean countries. At the 2023 Accra Reparation Conference in Ghana, ...
A report on modern slavery around the world has found that the number of slaves in developed nations, including the United States and United Kingdom, is much higher than previously thought. The Global ...
This post is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ blog series on human trafficking, in which CFR fellows and other leading experts assess new approaches to improve U.S. and global efforts to curb ...
North Korea is the global capital of modern-day slavery, according to a new study. Home to some 2.6 million forced laborers, the secretive nation has the highest prevalence of slavery in any nation.
Unbeknownst to the people who live in, use, finance, design, and construct them, many buildings are made with materials that are produced with slave labor. Modern slavery, according to a new report, ...
(CNN) — A group of powerful anti-slavery advocates issued a warning Tuesday, declaring that “millions of lives are at risk” unless urgent, coordinated international action is taken to eliminate modern ...
To raise awareness of modern slavery, which effects 8.4 million children, a California Bay Area high school junior, Lela Tolajian, has launched the International Week of Action Against Modern ...
If you’ve ever wondered where your clothing is made or how it’s produced, this shocking new report will certainly make you ponder. According to a new report by the Walk Free Foundation, the fashion ...
The hotel sector remains particularly vulnerable due to complex supply chains, franchising models, and high-risk workforce arrangements. Recent investigations have highlighted: Only 25% of hotel ...