Culture news Art student had 'no racist motive' when plastering slavery statue Modeste Testas (the subject of the statue), apparently Ethiopian, was bought as a teenager in 1781 by two brothers from Bordeaux then taken to their sugar plantation in the Caribbean 14/09/2021
Netherlands Amsterdam mayor apologises for city fathers' role in slavery The mayor of Amsterdam apologised for the involvement of the Dutch capital's former governors in the global slave trade. 01/07/2021
USA What is Juneteenth and why has Biden just made it a federal holiday? Biden signed into law a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday. 18/06/2021
Uncovering Europe Why is it controversial to mark 200 years since Napoleon’s death? French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to commemorate the bicentennial of the emperor’s death, an act that some see as controversial. 04/05/2021
world news EU law on deathtrap factories can't be a box-ticking exercise | View On April 24, 2013, the eight-story Rana Plaza building on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed within 90 seconds, killing 1,134 people. 23/04/2021
Living Woke-washing: How fast fashion brands use social issues for sales “People shop with their values now - but brands haven’t changed theirs.” 24/10/2020
Living Lucy & Yak founder talks green buzzwords and fixing the supply chain “We weren’t trying to start an ‘ethical, sustainable fashion brand’, we were just being decent humans." 21/10/2020
world news Report: 29 million girls, women victims of modern slavery According to the report, titled "Stacked Odds," women account for 99% of all victims of forced sexual exploitation, 84% of all victims of forced marriage, and 58% of all victims of forced labour. 10/10/2020
France ‘Revolting’: Magazine investigated for depicting French MP as a slave Widely condemned as racist, the “political fiction” published in the right-wing weekly Valeurs Actuelles included images of left-wing politician Danièle Obono with an iron collar around her neck. 31/08/2020
Living Three steps to reduce the dominance of fast fashion Sustainable fashion expert Yen Goo argues how the sector needs to change in the wake of the Boohoo slavery scandal. 14/07/2020
Green Opinion It's time to dismantle fast fashion and its exploitative practices Frankie Leach argues that "there is no redemption for fast fashion" in the wake of the Boohoo slavery scandal. 10/07/2020
Living Inside the Leicester sweatshops accused of modern slavery As Boohoo faces an investigation into its factories, we consider the alternatives to fast fashion. 09/07/2020
United Kingdom 'Don’t take down statues, take down racism,' says black professor "My ancestors had to face the slavers and fight. I think I can face the evil face of a statue and fight," Scotland's first black professor, Sir Geoff Palmer, told Euronews. 11/06/2020
United Kingdom London removes slave trader's statue, launches monuments' review The Museum of London said that the statue of Robert Milligan, a Scottish slave trader and merchant who by the time of his death owned two sugar plantations and 526 slaves in Jamaica, had "stood uncomfortably" outside its east London premises, for a long time. 10/06/2020
United Kingdom Who was Edward Colston and why was his statue torn down? The statue of Edward Colston had been at the centre of a controversy for years. On Sunday, anti-racism protesters toppled it from its plinth and tipped it into a river. 08/06/2020
United Kingdom Charities fear rise in modern slavery as UK lockdown eases Campaigners fear the easing of coronavirus lockdowns could spark a rise in exploitation, as businesses scramble to recruit low-paid workers. 04/06/2020
USA Four hundred years since the first African slaves, race still divides America's first African slaves arrived in August 1619 - 400 years later and race still divides the U.S. 24/08/2019
world news Forced labour 'most prevalent form of modern slavery in Europe' Even though Europe has the lowest rates of forced marriage, it still has high rates of forced labour, particularly in eastern Europe, 17/07/2019
USA Dozens of migrants disembark in Malta after days stranded at sea Malta allowed their rescue ship to dock after Germany, France, Portugal and Luxembourg agreed to take the 64 migrants in. 13/04/2019
View UK must do more to tackle sex slavery at home | View On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, it's clear the British government has a long way to go to end widespread sexual exploitation happening within its own borders, despite claiming to be a leader in the fight against modern slavery. 30/07/2018
Europe News Modern slavery in the heart of Europe No need to travel far from EU institutions to find out about migrant labour conditions. 23/05/2018
United Kingdom UK's anti-slavery czar resigns Commissioner Kevin Hyland says he has been frustrated by government interference in his role. 18/05/2018
Business Are there more people in slavery now than during the transatlantic sla Panellists at 2018's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos present a new global fund that they hope will reduce modern slavery in identified areas by 50 per cent. 24/01/2018
world news Amnesty International accuses EU of complicity in Libyan slave trade Major report alleges European governments prefer to work with criminals rather than allow uncontrolled migrant flows into the Mediterranean. 12/12/2017
United Kingdom Anti-slavery march calls on Libya to end "crime against African humani Protesters gathered outside the Libyan embassy in London to demand the end of slave auctions in the North-African country on Saturday, December 9. 09/12/2017
Europe News Libya conditions overshadow EU-Africa summit The scandal surrounding slave trading in Libya has overshadowed this EU-Africa summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Leaders agreed a deal promising to 30/11/2017
