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Tag: Modern slavery

Posted inOpinion

Millions still enslaved as we try to trash our ugly past

by Jonathan Gornall July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

The past week has revealed fresh horrific details about the murder of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man asphyxiated in the US city of Minneapolis by a white police officer kneeling on his neck. Transcripts from police body-cam footage reveal that as Floyd was dying, he cried out, “Tell my kids I love them. I’m […]

Posted inAnalysis

Real economic victims of virus are modern slaves

by Martijn Boersma and Justine Nolan March 19, 2020March 19, 2020
A file photo shows foreign domestic helpers gathering beneath the HSBC building in the Central district of Hong Kong. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Enslaved workers in Hong Kong ‘an affront to human dignity’

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Comber in Northern Ireland where the marijuana farm was found. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, European Union, Vietnam, World

Vietnamese on trial over Northern Ireland cannabis farm

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2018February 18, 2020
Lord Street in Fleetwood, England. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Vietnamese ‘slaves’ found in UK cannabis farm

by Asia Times staff December 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Scotland has seen a rise in slavery cases in recent years. Photo of Glasgow by iStock.
Posted inAT Finance, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Former child slaves from Vietnam denied asylum in UK

by Asia Times staff September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

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