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The ‘exception’: 5 states to vote on vestige of slavery

The 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, with one exception: punishing people convicted of crimes.

Tribune News Service

Dutch government to apologise for role in colonial-era slavery

The Dutch government will apologise later this year for its role in slavery during the nation's colonial past, a member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Cabinet said on Friday.

Reuters

50 Million Trapped In Slavery: Why This Canadian Entrepreneur Says Now Is The Time To Advocate For Them

The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates nearly 50 million people are trapped in slavery.

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Cambodia’s modern slavery nightmare: the human trafficking crisis overlooked by authorities

Despite promises by government to eradicate trafficking rings, people are still being sold in Cambodia and forced to run online scams

The Guardian - AU

Playwright visits Perth court where historic slavery case was heard

Perth Sheriff Court got a literary visitor, a playwright, in connection to a historic case heard there 244 years ago that freed a slave brought to work in a Perthshire mansion.

Daily Record

GMP boss eases expectations on demolition of Manchester's notorious Counterfeit Street

But GMP's Chief Contsable Stephen Watson warned of slavery and kids being 'savagely beaten' in the area

Manchester Evening News

Abraham Lincoln is a role model for today’s turbulent times

When Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham writes about someone as complex as Lincoln, and a time more divisive than today, there are important lessons to learn.

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Mum reported to police by Ukrainian refugee after asking her to do the dishes

Hannah Debenham, 42, invited the mother and her ten-year-old daughter to live with them in Uckfield, East Sussex, after coming to an arrangement over babysitting - but the refugee called the police

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh makes formal apology over city's historical slavery links

EDINBURGH City Council has issued a formal apology on behalf of the city for its historical role in slavery and colonialism.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh formally apologises for history of slave trade, following 2020 Black Lives Matter report

Next steps include the creation of an independent Legacy Commission which will carry out work with full support from the council.

Wales Online

Up to 20 children are potential victims of modern slavery as investigation underway

Trafford authority publishes 'zero tolerance' statement on human trafficking and exploitation

Manchester Evening News

The Home Office is hindering efforts to tackle modern slavery

Letter: Reclassifying the horrific crime as an illegal immigration issue benefits no one, least of all the victims, says Mary Creagh

The Guardian - UK

Enough of Him review – master and slave square off as Scotland abolishes bondage

May Sumbwanyambe’s drama tells the story of the man who established that slavery was forbidden by Scots law, but this is no easy celebration

The Guardian - UK

2022 could be worst year for modern slavery - with 8,000 victims in first 6 months

The figures come as the British Standards Institute (BSI) launches its new world first national standard to help organisations across the UK eradicate modern slavery

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Five US states ask residents if they want to 'wipe slavery' from record books forever

Next month voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Vermont, Oregon and Tennessee will get the chance to wipe slavery from their states' constitutions forever, according to a ballot initiative

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: George Moses Horton, Myself by George Moses Horton

The poet, who lived most of his life in slavery, uses his own name to title a stirring hymn to freedom

Salon

The South won the psychological war

Propaganda and psychological warfare helped perpetuate false narratives about the Confederacy that still persist

The Independent UK

Daniel Smith: One of the last children of enslaved Americans

Civil rights activist Daniel Smith grew up listening to his father’s brutal stories of bondage, experiences that drove the fierce pride and resilience he maintained until his death

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Reason

When Karl Marx Made the Case for Capitalism

In barely a century, capitalism led to more productivity "than have all preceding generations together," Marx and Friedrich Engels argued.

The Independent UK

India trade deal ‘would open UK to goods produced by child labour and modern slavery’

Britain’s TUC and Indian unions alike have raised concerns about deteriorating work conditions for workers, low pay and exploitation

The Independent UK

‘Slavery was never abolished. It was simply redefined’: Why ending slavery is on the ballot in five states

Abolitionists are backing changes to state constitutions that could end forced prison labour, the 13th Amendment “loophole” keeping American slavery alive. Alex Woodward reports

Reason

Prison Slavery Up for a Vote in 5 States

Plus: Federal court dismisses state challenge to student loan debt forgiveness, not all independent contractors want to be employees, and more...

The Guardian - US

Descendant review – powerful Netflix documentary on the legacy of slavery

A striking and sensitive film about how an illegal slave ship led to an Alabama community of inherited trauma but also defiance

Al Jazeera

US midterm elections: Five states to vote on ‘slavery loopholes’

Nationwide push to change rules on prison labour leads to ballot measures as US struggles to face legacy of slavery.

The Independent UK

Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states

Voters in five states are deciding whether to close loopholes that allowed convict labor as an exception to slavery

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