The Latest Breaking News from Slavery

Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans her party previously opposed as campaigners warn measures will only increase trafficking

Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous Conservative government of ‘driving a coach and horses’ through protections for victims of trafficking

The so-called golden age of Dutch painting in the 1600s coincided with an economic boom that had a lot to do with the transatlantic slave trade. But how did the slave trade shape the art market in the Netherlands? And how is it reflected in the paintings of the time?

Harvard abruptly laid off its Slavery Remembrance Program staff, who were tasked with identifying direct descendants of people enslaved by Harvard affiliates.

Tax breaks for local producers could become law if the coalition upholds its opposition to forced labour in global supply chains, an anti-slavery expert says.

The maritime group, founded in 1760 by merchants and underwriters, issued the apology after commissioning research into its links to slavery

The scale of Australia’s trade with blacklisted companies, revealed in Guardian investigation, prompts anger across the Uyghur community

Liverpool Black History Research Group accused America’s oldest private investment bank of sanitising its history

In recent years, there has been an increased push for more diversity and representation on our entertainment screens. The #OscarsSoWhite campaign of 2015 and the enduring social justice movement it generated increased public awareness of the longstanding problematic issues of discrimination and exclusion in Hollywood.

Joint project between Guardian and city’s Science and Industry Museum will open in early 2027

Proposal suggests restitution for colonial artefacts should also apply to underwater heritage