The Latest Breaking News from Slavery

UK law could deny Fayed accusers recognition as victims of human trafficking

‘Unfair’ immigration and asylum bill could fail to support sexual violence survivors, anti-slavery commissioner says

The Guardian - UK · 7h ago

Jamaica says slavery reparations petition to be heard by UK privy council in March 2027

Jamaica’s minister of culture says UK has until November this year to file its case following referral by King Charles

The Guardian - UK · 12h ago

UK allows modern slavery victims on Skilled Worker visas to leave abusive employers without risking immigration status

The UK Government has announced changes to support victims of modern slavery on Skilled Worker visas. These individuals can now leave abusive employers without risking their immigration status, which allows them to find lawful work. This measure aims to help workers who have faced exploitation and allow them to rebuild…

The Economic Times · Oct 14

Study explores links between 19th-century Manchester workers and enslaved Africans in Caribbean

Global Threads research project reveals how slavery hung ‘like a spectre’ over the Peterloo massacre and other Mancunian struggles for equality

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10

Blood of My Blood review – gripping ghost story is a reckoning with slavery

A Black British woman traces her family’s enslaved past in Joy Nesbitt’s supernaturally charged play

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10

JD Vance calls Indian workers ‘indentured servants’: What the term means and its history

JD Vance’s use of the term “indentured servants” while discussing foreign workers has brought attention to a colonial-era labour system. Indentured servitude bound people to work for a fixed period in exchange for food, shelter and sometimes freedom dues. The system differed from slavery, which involved forced labour without the…

The Economic Times · Oct 9

Opal Lee celebrates her 100th birthday by kicking off construction of Juneteenth museum in Texas

Opal Lee celebrated her 100th birthday by kicking off the start of construction of a museum in her Texas hometown dedicated to telling the history of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Lee became known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth” after spending years rallying to…

The Independent UK · Oct 7

Supreme Court hears major climate liability case

In this week’s edition of Economy and Society:

Ballotpedia · Oct 7

Gov. Newsom Makes California First State to Force Corporations to Declare Slavery Ties Under Oath

California's AB 2599 requires corporations with $100M+ in revenue to swear under oath about slavery ties. Here's what the law does and who it targets.

Latin Times · Oct 7

The Register that shatters the myth of Britain’s role in profiting from enslavement

In this month’s newsletter: for Caribbean scholars, the evidence of how deeply slavery shaped Britain’s wealth has never been in doubt. Plus, heritage walks in Manchester

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6