Angola inmates are again asking a federal judge to stop forced farm labor during extreme heat, arguing the practice is ...

Although slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world, it still exists, and even on the narrowest definition of slavery it's likely that there are far more slaves now than there were ...

Finally, he was taken to the cannabis farm: an ordinary three-storey house ... an organisation tasked by the government with helping victims of modern slavery. Since 2021, it has taken in 135 ...

Modern Slavery Act is ten years old on March 26. When it was passed, it was billed as “world-leading” legislation – the first ...

10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021 compared to 2016 global estimates, bringing the total to 50 million worldwide. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable.

March 25 - Ten years ago this week the UK government passed the Modern Slavery Act, opens new tab, an innovative piece of legislation aimed at addressing modern slavery. The anniversary provides a ...

The plaintiffs describe the farm work as “humiliating and degrading ... They describe the work assignment, active since 1893, as “modern-day slavery,” pointing to the fact that some ...