Style 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
Style 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
Style 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
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
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
brussels bureau 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
brussels bureau 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
Ivory Coast EU-Africa summit leaders back migrant evacuation from Libya Eu-Africa summit leaders back an emergency evacuation of migrants caught up in slave trade in Libya 29/11/2017
Ivory Coast Ivorian migrants confirm existence of Libya's migrant slave markets Migrants returning to the Ivory Coast to be repatriated reveal the horrors of the migrant slave trade. 21/11/2017
USA Efforts stepped up to remove US Confederate statues A statue of a 19th century Supreme Court judge in Maryland is among several figures associated with slavery to be removed following the violence in Charlottesville. 18/08/2017
USA US housing secretary Carson compares slaves to immigrants Ben Carson, President Trump's secretary for housing and urban development, has sparked outrage for comparing US African slaves to “immigrants” 07/03/2017
United Kingdom Nail salons targeted by immigration officers in the UK Immigration officers arrested just under 100 people, mostly from Vietnam, and more than a dozen were considered to be at risk from slavery 28/12/2016
Romania Nearly 40 held in Romania slavery probe as new evidence emerges Authorities in Romania have formally detained 38 people suspected of running a slavery ring. 14/07/2016
Romania Romanian police break up "slavery" gang rescuing dozens of youngsters Anti-mafia police have broken up a human trafficking gang in central Romania. 13/07/2016
