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Europe 3 years ago

History of Dutch empire intertwined with slavery

Dutch involvement with slavery went hand-in-hand with the expansion of its colonial and trading interests across the globe in the 17th century, referred to in the Netherlands as the "Golden Age".

Europe 3 years ago

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Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery

Prime Minister Mark Rutte is giving a speech on slavery in The Hague in what he has called a "meaningful moment" while Dutch ministers are travelling to seven former colonies in South America and the Caribbean for the event.

Entertainment 3 years ago

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Fuqua juggles Will Smith comeback and slavery politics in 'Emancipation'

Directing Emancipation, a brutal film about slavery set in Louisiana, was always going to be a challenge for Antoine Fuqua -- and then his star Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Four jailed for torture in North Sumatra oil palm plantation slavery case

The victims succumbed to their injuries inside two cages on the property of a local politician in North Sumatra province, in the latest case of modern slavery.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Eight found guilty in fatal Langkat caging

The Stabat District Court in Langkat, North Sumatra, has found eight defendants guilty of being involved in the fatal caging of people in the house of graft suspect and inactive Langkat regent Terbit Rencana Perangin-Angin.

Editorial 4 years ago

Protecting our migrants

In a system that favors employers, recruiters and policymakers, Indonesian migrant workers have found themselves highly vulnerable to labor abuses.

Academia 4 years ago

Ambassador Hermono angers Malaysian ministers, but it works

Since May 2016, Indonesian migrants in Malaysia have worked without any legal protection from abusive employers.

Archipelago 4 years ago

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Police name eight suspects in Langkat caging

North Sumatra Police have named eight suspects of human trafficking violations in the alleged fatal caging of people in the house of graft suspect and inactive Langkat regent Terbit Rencana Perangin-Angin.

Archipelago 4 years ago

North Sumatra police exhume grave, autopsy of suspected Langkat cage victims

North Sumatra police’s crime and forensic units exhumed two graves believed to contain the remains of people who died after being tortured in iron-barred rooms at the house of graft suspect and inactive Langkat regent Terbit Rencana Parangin Angin.

Editorial 4 years ago

Migrant worker protection needs win-win solution

Indonesia and Malaysia are slated to sign a new agreement this week on migrant worker protection, nearly six years after the previous deal expired, and it can only be hoped that the new deal will offer legal certainty for both Indonesian workers and their Malaysian employers.

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