Slavery remains a sensitive issue in Mauritania, which was the last country in the world to outlaw slavery, in 1981. "My ...

There was “a catastrophic management of the state" under Ghazouni's rule, said Biram Dah Abeid, an anti-slavery activist and ...

Chinese companies are relying on Uyghur forced labor for manufacturing, drug testing, and forcibly collecting blood for drug ...

Paul appears to tolerate slavery, but he also warned slave masters that they too have a Master in Heaven who would judge them (Col. 4:1). Due to Her weakness in political affairs, the Church could ...

Every morning, Moises gets up early to prepare the food truck. “I'm always optimistic. I say: ‘The more I sell, the more I'll gain’. My little business will keep going up.” He works ...

Peonage, also called debt slavery or debt servitude, is a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work. Legally, peonage was outlawed by Congress in 1867. However ...

A McDonald’s in the United Kingdom missed signs of modern slavery for years while a human trafficking gang forced victims to work at the burger joint as well as a nearby bread factory ...

A $100 million University initiative intended to make amends for Harvard’s ties to slavery has been hamstrung by infighting, high staff turnover, and senior University officials seeking to limit ...

California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges.

Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed several bills to address the state’s history of racial discrimination, including a formal apology for its “role in the perpetuation of slavery.” ...