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British royals' Jamaica visit stirs demands for slavery reparations
British royals' Jamaica visit stirs demands for slavery reparations
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday (March 22) as part of a week-long Caribbean tour hours after activists protested to demand reparations for slavery amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire's colonial legacy.D.C. committee recommends stripping names of Jefferson, Franklin, Scott Key, others from buildings
D.C. committee recommends stripping names of Jefferson, Franklin, Scott Key, others from buildings
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 02, 2020
WASHINGTON - A committee reporting to District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has recommended renaming dozens of public schools, parks and government buildings in the nation's capital - including those named for seven U.S. presidents - after studying the historical namesakes' connections to slavery and oppression.The City of London has a slavery problem
The City of London has a slavery problem
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2020
If there's one thing that foretold the City of London's ambition to become the epicenter of finance it was the founding of the Royal Exchange almost 500 years ago.
CPF, Thai Union commit to tackle modern slavery
CPF, Thai Union commit to tackle modern slavery
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2019
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) and Thai Union Group PCL issued a joint statement on September 30 committing to tackling modern slavery to ensure their supply chains are free of illegal labour.The ‘slavery’ in keeping pets is benign
The ‘slavery’ in keeping pets is benign
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018
Once again Robin Grant deliberately quotes Peta and me out of context to maliciously distort our positions.The global slavery still thriving and accepted
The global slavery still thriving and accepted
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018
No doubt I will be accused by Dr Frank of “hijacking” another international day (“One cow and a load of bullocks on IWD”, Letters, March 11) but, as I flicked through the list of International Days in March, I couldn’t help noticing that March 20 was Day of Happiness. Modern slavery and child labour: Asia’s unacceptable record
Modern slavery and child labour: Asia’s unacceptable record
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Sixty two per cent of the victims of modern slavery and 40 per cent of the child labourers around the world are in Asia and the Pacific.Modern slavery: Asia’s reality check
Modern slavery: Asia’s reality check
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017
You should count the minimum wage workers as slaves.Modern Slavery: Asia’s reality check
Modern Slavery: Asia’s reality check
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2017
About 45.8 million people around the world are trapped in modern slavery. Half of them live in five Asian countries, according to Global Slavery Index.Indonesian-born slavery survivor gives powerful speech
Indonesian-born slavery survivor gives powerful speech
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016
JAKARTA - Ima Matul Maisaroh, a human trafficking survivor from Malang, East Java, made history on Tuesday evening when she delivered a powerful speech on slavery at a packed presidential convention of a major US political party.