FEATURE-New rules, new debts: slavery fears rise for migrant workers in Thailand

Migrant workers are being hit with steep charges for visas and work permits, leaving many trapped by debts in exploitative workplaces

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Nepal rejects U.N. call to compensate man in forced labour case

The panel has no enforcement powers but the case was seen as a test of Nepal's willingness to deal with slavery and labour abuse


New hope for child rights after India gets tough on traffickers

Manufacturers prefer to use children for some handicraft work as they are easier to control than adults, cost nothing and are dexterous


Indian state expands work scheme to tackle exploitation

The scheme provides unskilled work to about 70 million rural people building everything from dams to school toilets, helping them avoid debt bondage


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Epstein criminal case dismissed following his death, probe continues

Prosecutors said the charges would not prevent them from charging possible co-conspirators



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OPINION: Racism and prejudice has always underpinned slavery, and it still does today

August 23rd is Slavery Remembrance Day, and August 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the first slave ships reaching American shores


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