Visitors have described the drive up to the Louisiana State Penitentiary as a trip back in time. With men forced to labor in its fields, … Is Slavery Still Legal in the U.S.?Read more
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The 13th Amendment’s Fatal Flaw Created Modern-Day Slavery
The 13th Amendment is having a moment of reckoning. Considered one of the crowning achievements of American democracy, the Civil War-era constitutional amendment set “free” … The 13th Amendment’s Fatal Flaw Created Modern-Day SlaveryRead more
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Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery
Climate change-induced extreme weather events put women, children and minorities at risk of modern slavery and human trafficking. The phenomenon is on the rise in … Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slaveryRead more
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Climate crisis leaving ‘millions at risk of trafficking and slavery’
Researchers from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Anti-Slavery International found that drought in northern Ghana had led young men and women … Climate crisis leaving ‘millions at risk of trafficking and slavery’Read more
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Fruits, vegetables sold in U.S. are products of forced labor
A new study in Nature Food calls attention to the need for better systems to track forced labor in food supply chains. The study — … Fruits, vegetables sold in U.S. are products of forced laborRead more
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A New Form of Slavery? California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
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Constitutional Loophole That Allows Forced Labor in Prisons
Abolition Amendment that was reintroduced after President Biden signed legislation this month to create a federal holiday commemorating June 19th as Juneteenth, the day in … Constitutional Loophole That Allows Forced Labor in PrisonsRead more
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Abolition Amendment to Scrap US Constitution’s ‘Slavery Clause’
Backed by a coalition of dozens of human rights organizations, Democratic lawmakers on Friday reintroduced legislation to do away with the constitutional loophole which has … Abolition Amendment to Scrap US Constitution’s ‘Slavery Clause’Read more
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Juneteenth and the Second American Revolution
Last Thursday, US President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing June 19, “Juneteenth,” as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United … Juneteenth and the Second American RevolutionRead more
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American companies are still profiting from slavery
Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 where an estimated 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were freed, marking the official end of slavery in the Confederacy … American companies are still profiting from slaveryRead more