Tag: Slavery
Bolt Driver Shidrak: A Modern Slavery
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Shidrak Shamoon, 45, has a request for customers: “Delete the app” Photo: Anders Deros Bad wages, no conditions and long hours. Now at least 850…
Martinique: behind the beach, the slavery memorial
On the occasion of the exhibition “ Revelation, contemporary art from Benin » at the Clément Foundation, Martinique, which aims to strengthen its ties with this West African country, also…
“Dare to freedom”: at the Pantheon, a tribute to the forgotten heroes of the fight against slavery
The Pantheon, temple of the heroes and heroines of France, retraces in an unprecedented way the history of heroes against slavery. To illustrate these fights for freedom, the exhibition presents…
Nikki Haley in a storm – did not mention slavery
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley did not mention slavery as one of the reasons for the American Civil War, reports ABC.Now she is met with massive criticism and is forced…
The demand: Apologize for slavery
Slavery was a cornerstone of British expansion. According to historical documents, twelve British monarchs over 270 years have supported and made money from the slave trade. The Caribbean states have…
Modern slavery: “The urgency is to regulate the activity of economic powers”
December 2 is World Day for the Abolition of Slavery. How are the consequences of forced labor reflected in the daily lives of so-called developed societies? The World Labor Organization…
in Ivory Coast, archaeologists explore the trafficking routes
This Saturday, December 2, we celebrate the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. What remains of the memory of this dark page of History? In Ivory Coast, with the…
South Korea: Japan ordered to compensate victims of sexual slavery during war
Nearly eight decades after the end of World War II, a South Korean court on Thursday, November 23, 2023, ordered Japan to compensate 16 women reduced to sexual slavery in…
Banco do Brasil asks for forgiveness for its role in slavery
Banco do Brasil, the country’s largest public bank, apologized on Saturday (November 18) for its role during the period of slavery, as Brazil celebrates November 20 black consciousness day “.…
Memory of slavery in Le Havre: “the time of silence is over”
New stopover in our series of trips on the paths of the memory of slavery, direction the port city of Le Havre; because little is known about it, but the…