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Modern Day Slavery Reaches a Far Corner of the World
Thalif Deen
The deadly, fast-spreading coronavirus which upended three key UN conferences—on the empowerment of women, on nuclear disarmament and on indigenous rights—claimed another casualty last week when a commemorative meeting on the transatlantic slave trade was postponed.
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Slavery Modernises, Adapts to Stay Alive in Brazil
Mario Osava
"Slave labour is not declining; it has taken on new forms and is growing; it expanded to new sectors where it did not previously exist," said Ivanete da Silva Sousa, an activist in the fight against modern-day slavery in northern Brazil.
This scourge expanded from livestock farming, charcoal and ...
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