The Latest Breaking News from Slavery

Records of French slaves inscribed on U.N. world heritage register

Several hundred documents and items giving the details of victims of slavery in France’s colonial empire is being added to UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” register

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

More than 40,000 people trapped in modern slavery in Australia

Moe Turaga never expected to end up enslaved in a rural Australian town when he left Fiji as a teenage boy to earn a living for his family.

The New Daily · May 23, 2023

More than 40,000 modern slaves trapped in Australia

At least 50 million people are trapped as modern slaves in exploitative work or marriage conditions across the world, with about 40,000 in Australia alone.

AAP · May 23, 2023

Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill on reparations for Black Americans

The bill, Reparations NOW, calls for $14 trillion to Black Americans as compensation for slavery and Jim Crow.

WEKU · May 17, 2023

Symbols of the Confederacy are slowly coming down from US military bases: 3 essential reads

Without much fanfare, a federal panel is removing the names of Confederate generals from U.S. military bases and replacing them with names that exemplify modern-day values and patriotism.

The Conversation · May 17, 2023

Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise

California’s first-in-the-nation Black reparations task force is nearing the end of its historic work with a hefty list of recommendations for lawmakers to consider turning into action

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Canada's Modern Slavery Act is the start — not the end — of efforts to address the issue in supply chains

On May 3, Canada passed legislation aimed at addressing modern slavery — a term that typically encompasses forced labour, bonded labour and child labour — in supply chains.

The Conversation · May 16, 2023

Anti-slavery helpline has busiest year ever as sex trafficking and forced labour reports hit record high

More than 6,500 potential victims of modern slavery victims were identified in 2022

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Concerns over care sector amid UK rise in potential victims of modern slavery

Charity says number of potential victims identified via helpline more than doubled last year

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023

Disabled man breaks silence after cheating wife and carer lover jailed for enslaving him

Tom Somerset-How, 40, was held effectively as a slave in his own home by wife Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and carer George Webb, 50, for years, with the pair having an affair

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023