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Academia 3 weeks ago

PREMIUM
Modern slavery: Beyond the myth of chains and shackles

Modern slavery is about an absence of choice: situations where workers lack the real freedom to stop working because of threats, coercion, deception or debt.

Americas 3 months ago

Indigenous Surinamese accept Dutch king's apology for colonial slavery

The monarch made the apology back in 2023 but it was accepted during a meeting and ceremony behind closed doors Monday in Paramaribo, the Surinamese capital, according to the state-run Suriname Communication Services (CDS).

Academia 10 months ago

PREMIUM
Stand with domestic workers on Kartini Day, every day

Kartini Day 2025 is a moment to reflect on employee equity as regards Indonesian domestic workers and take action to push for passage of the domestic workers protection bill.

Archipelago 1 year ago

Supreme Court reverses acquittal of former official in slavery case

Condemned internationally and at home, the former regent Terbit Rencana Perangin-angin, had been accused of human trafficking, torture, forced labor and slavery.

Europe 1 year ago

Advocates for reparations say Dutch slavery apologies not enough

In December 2022, then-Prime Minister Mark Rutte acknowledged that the Netherlands bore a responsibility for transatlantic slavery and had profited from it, and apologised.

Academia 1 year ago

Long-awaited domestic workers bill deserves support, not obstruction

The unnecessarily protracted process of making a law on domestic workers protection stands in stark contrast to the speedy passage of the bills that are favorable to those in power.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Dutch to return stolen Sri Lankan treasures

At a ceremony at the cultural ministry in Colombo, Dutch deputy minister for culture, education and science, Gunay Uslu, signed over the ownership of the objects to Sri Lanka, local officials said.

Europe 2 years ago

King apologises for Netherlands' historic role in slavery

The king was speaking at a ceremony marking the 160th anniversary of the legal abolition of slavery in the Netherlands, including its former colonies in the Caribbean.

Academia 3 years ago

Indonesia must take lead in ending oppression of women migrant workers

Deeply rooted discrimination against women reflects in the feminized sectors, in which the majority of the workforce is (often migrant) women, such as domestic work, care work and sex work.