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After Will Smith's Oscar slap, Antoine Fuqua worried 'Emancipation' might 'never be seen'

Antoine Fuqua thought the worst was behind him.

Los Angeles Times

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2023: What is the annual UN event?

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed annually on December 2

Evening Standard

Louisiana voters rejected an antislavery ballot measure. The reasons are complicated

Voters in four states — Vermont, Oregon, Alabama and Tennessee — approved antislavery ballot measures in the 2022 elections. The Louisiana amendment may have failed, in part, because of confusion.

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Australia’s modern slavery law not working, report says

Coalition of rights groups and academics calls on the government to strengthen anti-slavery legislation.

Al Jazeera

Melissa Thompson: ‘You can’t tell the story of Jamaican food without talking about slavery’

The food writer talks to Prudence Wade about exploring the history of Jamaica and its food for her new book, how it compares to the UK and why you should never, ever mess with jerk

The Independent UK

Woman 'accused of modern slavery after asking Ukrainian refugee to babysit'

Hannah Debenham says she offered up her home to a 36-year-old mother and her daughter, 10, but soon she faced a legal battle as she was accused of taking advantage of the Ukrainian refugees

Daily Mirror

California lawmakers balked at anti-slavery amendment. 4 more states just passed one.

California lawmakers earlier this year declined to put an anti-slavery measure on the ballot, delaying a decision on a proposal to forbid the practice of using work as a form of criminal punishment.

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Special Report: Modern slavery

The exploitation of workers is a global problem but the issues leading up to the men’s FIFA World Cup have sparked a global conversation about what can be done.

360info

Modern slavery rife in the ‘last frontier’ at sea

Sustained pressure, from governments to seafood shopping consumers, could help end the suffering of migrant workers in offshore illegal fisheries.

360info

Gloves off in Malaysia’s modern slavery struggle

Malaysia has touted its employment law reform as a crackdown on modern slavery, but it could all unravel without a few fixes.

360info

Police can’t end human trafficking alone but this might

To end modern slavery will mean more than relying on police and the courts. Early intervention could be the solution.

360info

A bricks and mortar approach to fighting modern slavery

The nature of the construction industry makes it very vulnerable to modern slavery. Addressing the problem will take more than just legislation.

360info

How investors can help send modern slavery bust

Two groups have the power to hold businesses to account in cleaning up their supply chains. Now government needs to step up.

360info

Thailand’s fishery nightmare a global challenge

The reported horrors faced by some migrant workers in Thailand’s fisheries point to a crisis affecting the world.

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The Independent UK

Ministers to launch bid to stop small boats, as Channel migrant numbers hit 40,000

Ministers are expected to set out a plan to reduce the number of unauthorised migrants entering the UK via the Channel, as the total for 2022 passes a record 40,000.

The Independent UK

Four states voted to end slavery as a form of criminal punishment. Here’s why Louisiana voters didn’t

A renewed abolitionist movement closed 13th Amendment ‘loopholes’ that allow slavery as punishment for a crime. But a confusingly worded amendment to Louisiana’s constitution sparked fears that the measure could do the opposite of what it intended, Alex Woodward reports

Reason

Voters Approve Anti-Slavery Ballot Measures in 4 States

On Tuesday, voters in Alabama, Tennessee, Vermont, and Oregon approved ballot measures that removed exceptions to anti-slavery laws in their state's constitutions, effectively banning forced prison labor.

The Independent UK

Local Fox station under fire for ‘unreal’ on-air graphic on slavery ban

Social media users were gobsmacked at the jarring Fox post: “I cannot with this graphic”

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Manchester Evening News

Three arrested and knives, axes and machetes seized as police launch modern slavery and drugs crackdown

Police say vulnerable adults were 'being subjected to an horrific campaign of intimidation by an urban street gang'

The Independent UK

Slavery rejected in some, not all, states where on ballot

Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime

Evening Standard

King Charles ‘believes Britain’s role in the slave trade should not be hidden’

Charles met artists in Leeds who had taken part in the Worlds Re-imagined Globes project which explains Britain’s role in slavery

The Independent UK

King ‘believes Britain’s role in the slave trade should not be hidden’

Charles met artists in Leeds who had taken part in the Worlds Re-imagined Globes project which explains Britain’s role in slavery.

Reason

Abortion, Pot, Slavery, and More: 34 Ballot Initiatives We're Watching Today

Plus: California's latest faux-trafficking sting, judge suspends New York gun restrictions, and more...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Holding corporations and abusive countries accountable for slave-labor practices

Various prominent U.S. corporations, including Walmart and Intel, might be shying away from principled stances condemning foreign uses of slavery and child labor for the production of cheap consumer goods. An importation rule change proposes to eliminate declarations on imported goods that offer insights into where goods come from and…

The Guardian - UK

UK rolling back efforts to tackle modern slavery, charity says

Reclassifying modern slavery as immigration issue and rhetoric of ‘abusing the system’ are among concerns levelled at government

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