[ad_1] By Anna Holligan BBC News, The Hague 19 December 2022 Image source, Getty Images The Netherlands has apologised for its colonial past and the enslavement and exploration mandated by…
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Nikki Haley Says ‘Of Course’ Civil War Was About Slavery, Following Criticism
[ad_1] Updated Dec. 28, 2023 1:05 pm ET Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday the Civil War was caused by a fight over slavery as she tried to tamp…
Nikki Haley makes no mention of slavery when asked to name cause of Civil War
[ad_1] BERLIN, N.H. — GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday declined to say slavery was a cause of the Civil War, arguing instead that it came down to “the…
Pompeii archaeologists unearth disturbing bakery-prison for slaves
[ad_1] The finding aligns with the harrowing accounts of second-century AD writer Apuleius, whose Metamorphoses IX 11-13 describes the backbreaking labour endured by men, women, and animals in ancient mills…
Opinion: Canada’s modern slavery act sets the floor, not ceiling, for businesses to ensure ethical supply chains
[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: Highliner Trawlers sit idle in Lunenburg, NS. The company, which began scrutinizing its suppliers this fall, severed ties with Yantai Sanko Fisheries, a plant…
World News in Brief: Gaza aid, support for Afghan returnees, end modern slavery, SDGs disabilities promise
[ad_1] He said the UN was able to step up delivery of basic supplies into and across the Gaza Strip during the week-long pause in fighting, primarily through the Egyptian…
Modern slavery statement 2020 to 2021
[ad_1] Modern slavery statement 2020 to 2021 GOV.UK [ad_2] Source link
Labour abuses, including slavery, found on European fishing vessels
[ad_1] Research by a Washington DC-based organisation which tracks illicit money flows has found that tens of thousands of workers every year on these boats are estimated to be trapped…
Lloyds of London to invest £40m over ‘significant’ slavery links
[ad_1] “While the activities of insurers in the city of London may seem far removed from the plantations, ships and the violent spaces of imprisonment along the coast of Africa,…
Opinion | Nikki Haley’s Civil War Battlefield
[ad_1] Nikki Haley made a mess. Part of the job of running for president is being able to think on your feet and answer weird questions that come out of…