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35.8 million people are currently trapped in modern-day slavery 2014-11-18 14:06:35
Forced to pick cotton, grow cannabis, prostitute themselves, fight wars or clean up after the wealthy-some 35.8 million people are currently trapped in modern-day slavery, a new report said Monday. The second annual Global Slavery Index said new methods showed...
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Read MoreSaudi Arabia Scraps Kafala 'Forced Labour' System 2025-10-22 15:26:31
This month, Saudi Arabia confirmed that it has eliminated the controversial 50-year-old kafala labor sponsorship system, often criticized as a form of modern slavery. This system allowed employers, known as kafeels, to have extreme control over their workers, such as...
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Read MoreIndian Professor in UMKC Accused of Exploiting Students 2018-11-20 05:12:02
An Indian-origin professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) has been accused of exploiting his Indian graduate students like "personal servants" for decades, according to an elaborated probe in the Kansas City Star newspaper. Ashim K Mitra, a professor...
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