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Home Office hires 200 staff to clear huge backlog of UK modern slavery cases

More than 23,000 files were left open by the last government, says minister, with delays of up to four years in assigning victim status

The Guardian - UK

Lords committee calls on Labour to restore protections for modern slavery victims

Peers say protections have been undermined by three immigration acts passed by the previous government

The Guardian - UK

California And Nevada Voters To Decide On Prison Labor Ban

California and Nevada voters to vote on banning forced prison labor tied to slavery. Advocates seek fair treatment for incarcerated individuals.

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‘We do not pay reparations’: Starmer rejects slavery atonement bid ahead of Commonwealth summit

Sir Keir Starmer has set out the Labour government’s position on the slavery reparations ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting this month

The Independent UK

Voters in California and Nevada consider ban on forced labor aimed at protecting prisoners

California and Nevada voters will decide in November if they want to ban forced prison labor by removing language from their state constitutions rooted in the legacy of chattel slavery

The Independent UK

Commonwealth slavery reparations debate: What could the UK be asked to pay?

Reparations is expected to be a key talking point in Samoa

The Independent UK

Slavery reparations not on agenda at Commonwealth summit, says No 10

Keir Starmer is going to Samoa to ‘discuss shared challenges and opportunities’, says spokesperson

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How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War

There’s one question I get every time I give a talk. I’m a curator of political history at the Smithsonian Institution, and when I discuss the deep history of political division in our country, someone in the audience always asserts that we can’t possibly compare past divisions to the present,…

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Human traffickers jailed for 'horrific exploitation' of vulnerable migrants in north London

Trio were found guilty of modern slavery offences and money laundering

Evening Standard

The road to a slave-free Georgia: the little-known history of state founder James Oglethorpe

Michael Thurmond’s book about the ‘father of Georgia’ followed a surprise discovery that the former enslaver was an abolitionist

The Guardian - US

Is Gaudí’s slave trade-funded park a blot on Barcelona’s landscape?

It is little explored that the father of the great architect’s patron, Eusebi Güell, made much of his fortune from slavery in Cuba

The Guardian - UK

Involuntary servitude still exists in California. A ballot measure in November could change that

If voted into law, Proposition 6 would abolish forced labor as a criminal punishment in the state’s prisons

The Guardian - US

Video shows moment McDonald’s slaves are rescued by police from squalid north London house

Ringleaders Ernest Drevenak and Veronika Bubencikova lavished profits on gold jewellery and luxury cars

Evening Standard

UK Black History Month kicks off aiming to ‘reclaim narratives’

London property once home to Malcolm X gets blue plaque, and Bristol exhibition explores 1833 slavery abolition

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The Independent UK

Couple steals £200k from slaves they put to work at McDonald’s restaurant

The victims were promised a better life in the UK, but the couple took control of their money while they worked at a McDonald’s restaurant

The Independent UK

eBay removes 19th-century slavery document listed for sale on website

Exclusive: eBay has apologised and since launched an investigation, and said it will remove any similar listings

The Guardian - US

California passes legislation to formally apologize for slavery

Law was part of package of reparations bills to address racial disparities, though some measures were rejected

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California Apologizes For Slavery, Enacts Reparations Legislation

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs law apologizing for slavery and addressing racial disparities, setting a precedent for reparations.

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Theresa May denounces Trump, Farage and Le Pen over climate change ‘hoax’ claims

Far-right leaders in Europe and the US are trying to wreck measures to save the planet, Theresa May warns. They want to ‘stir up a culture war’ to win votes, says the former PM, who criticises Trump for calling climate change ‘a hoax’ – and accuses Nigel Farage of ‘politicising’…

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Why the open work permit for migrant workers is an inadequate solution

Every year, thousands of migrant workers arrive in Canada to grow, process and prepare our foods. Yet, in July 2024, a United Nations report referred to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as a “breeding ground for contemporary slavery.”

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JD Vance Claims Kamala Harris Is Bringing America Down A 'Path To Slavery'

The Ohio senator made the comment during a rally in Michigan.

AAP

Thousands of migrant workers 'trapped in slavery'

Thousands of temporary migrant workers in regional NSW are being exploited by cunning employers and hire companies, leaving them destitute, a report has found.

The Conversation

Why London’s new slavery memorial is so important: ‘The past that is not past reappears, always, to rupture the present’

In 2026, a new memorial to the 12.5 million enslaved people transported to the Americas and Europe – and their descendants – will be unveiled on West India Quay in London’s Docklands.

The Independent UK

New York City lawmakers approve bill to study slavery and reparations

New York City lawmakers have approved legislation to study the city’s significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people

The Guardian - UK

More than 1,500 child trafficking victims in UK feared back with exploiters

Children’s commissioner criticises referral mechanism after FoI data reveals scale of problem

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