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Byline: Rita Omokha Government-sanctioned slavery still exists in California. The state is one of 20 where incarcerated people can be forced to work against their will. But if it's up [...]

California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law that the governor, Gavin Newsom, signed on Thursday. The legislation [...]

The Human Rights Institute hosted Todd Landman -- a political science professor from the University of Nottingham -- to discuss modern slavery and the methods used to combat it. The [...]

Byline: Rozina Sabur, Deputy US Editor Kamala Harris has suggested she would be open to exploring reparations for slavery if she wins the White House. The US vice president said [...]

Byline: Charles Hymas, Home Affairs Editor Social media bosses could face jail if they persistently fail to stop their platforms being used for revenge porn and deep-fake images. Peter Kyle, [...]

Byline: Jenna DeAngelis (WCBS) -- Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) -- New York City Council members passed legislation Thursday aimed at acknowledging, studying and addressing [...]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city's significant role in slavery and consider reparations to descendants of enslaved people. If signed into […]

Byline: Timothy Sigsworth University students are too scared to speak their minds in seminars because they fear being cancelled, Oxford dons have claimed. Prof Lawrence Goldman, of St Peter's College, [...]

Byline: Ashley Mackey (KABC) -- Click here for updates on this story LYNWOOD, California (KABC) -- A new proposition on the November ballot is aiming to end forced labor in [...]

Canberra: Allens has issued the following press release: Proceeds of crime laws may apply where a company is connected to modern slavery or forced labour--eg through its business relationships with [...]

Australian Update Proposed Code of Practice to Reduce Modern Slavery Through Lending, Investment and Asset Management The New South Wales (NSW) Anti-Slavery Commissioner (Commissioner) recently released its discussion paper, A [...]

Introduction According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), an estimated 50 million people globally were living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021. The maritime shipping industry remains [...]

The Modern Slavery Act 2018 ('Modern Slavery Act') requires certain entities to report on the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains and actions to address those [...]

CHICAGO, IL -- The following information was released by the office of the Mayor of Chicago: -- Ahead of Juneteenth, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed Executive Order 2024-1, establishing a Reparations [...]

Nairobi, April 30 -- At least 4,000 doctors are employed in Kenya's public healthcare sector. Almost all of them went on strike on March 14 demanding the implementation of a [...]

London: The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has issued the following news release: It was announced today that Murray Hunt is to leave the role of Director [...]

OXFORD, UK -- The following information was released by the University of Oxford: The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC, or the Centre) has moved to [...]

The scope and scale of many employers' global operations and their global supply chains are expanding. This expansion has led to a greater focus on the risk of corporate human [...]

Byline: Steven Santiago I grant the challenge that not every citizen is fluent in constitutional law. Some people study ecology, medical biology, mechanics, physics, computers, etc. However, there is something [...]

The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (commonly referred to as Canada's Modern Slavery Act) came into force on January 1, 2024. The purpose of [...]

House of Lords Committee publishes call for evidence on Modern Slavery Act 2015 | Political agreement reached on Forced Labour Products Regulation | Update on regulations to eradicate modern slavery [...]

London: The City of Edinburgh Council, UK Government has issued the following news release: A service took place to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery [...]

San Francisco, California: Littler Mendelson P.C. has issued the following news release: The scope and scale of many employers' global operations and their global supply chains are expanding. This expansion [...]

It is estimated that Canada imports $20 billion worth of products at risk of modern slavery annually. Around the world, supply chain due diligence regulations are being proposed or enacted [...]

LONDON, England -- The following information was released by The Salvation Army United Kingdom with the Republic of Ireland: On the anniversary of the Modern Slavery Act (2015) becoming law [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-March 20, 2024-: S-RM: New ESG regulations shift the needle towards 'Social' with 23% of companies citing domestic modern slavery laws as their biggest regulatory concern (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS [...]

Byline: Sarah Newey, Global Health Security Correspondent in in Bangkok Tuna, prawns and crab from Thailand could be removed from supermarket shelves in the West if the southeast Asian country [...]

As outlined in our prior bulletins on this issue, Canada's new modern slavery legislation, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (Act), requires reporting entities [...]

Bangladesh, Jan. 15 -- An independent UN human rights expert has raised concerns that the UK government may be breaching international law by failing to investigate “clear indicators of forced [...]