# slavery - Wednesday 2 September, 2020
# Ruling The Airwaves
# Ruling The Airwaves
The song features the lyrics: “Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.”
# slavery - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Irish History
# Irish History
Posts on social media have stated that Irish ‘slaves’ were treated as poorly as African slaves during this period.
# slavery - Friday 30 August, 2019
# Maria Miller
# Maria Miller
The victim, now aged 74, has learning difficulties.
# slavery - Wednesday 7 August, 2019
# Galveston
# Galveston
Police said Donald Neely should have been taken to the station in a police car but only mounted officers were available.
# slavery - Wednesday 19 June, 2019
# CONGRESSIONAL HEARING
# CONGRESSIONAL HEARING
The idea that the descendants of US slaves should be compensated has proven controversial.
# slavery - Tuesday 30 April, 2019
# Modern Slavery
# Modern Slavery
A 25-year-old woman was also arrested today in Scotland as part of the operation.
# slavery - Saturday 5 May, 2018
# Kanye
From The Daily Edge
# Kanye
Let’s just say it wasn’t a friendly invitation.
# slavery - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
# Absence Of Thought
# Absence Of Thought
A TMZ employee told the rapper he was “disappointed, appalled and hurt” by his comments.
# slavery - Sunday 11 February, 2018
# Employment Authority
# Employment Authority
The head of the Workplace Relations Commission spoke to Newstalk about strikes, the ‘gig economy’ and a Supreme Court ruling.
# slavery - Saturday 19 August, 2017
# Major Dick Dowling
# Major Dick Dowling
Shaun Cunniffe said that the plaque should be removed to a museum so that people can discuss the issues around it.
# slavery - Friday 11 August, 2017
# Modern Slavery
# Modern Slavery
At least 18 victims had been working for the family for up to 26 years for little or no pay.
# slavery - Saturday 15 April, 2017
# Torture
# Torture
The slaves are forced to call their families, and beaten while on the phone, to get money demanded for their freedom.
# slavery - Saturday 20 August, 2016
# Trim District Court
# Trim District Court
The extensive operation was launched after gardaí received reports of people being falsely imprisoned at a house in Navan.
# slavery - Tuesday 26 July, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck debunks a false claim that has gone viral after a major speech by Michelle Obama, last night.
# slavery - Friday 1 July, 2016
# Exploitation
# Exploitation
A US government report was critical of Ireland’s system, which it says is failing to identify trafficking victims.
# slavery - Sunday 5 June, 2016
# Slavery
# Slavery
This figure has more than doubled in the last two years.
# slavery - Monday 4 April, 2016
# Trafficking
# Trafficking
Children are said to be exchanging hands for as little as €6,500.
# slavery - Tuesday 19 January, 2016
# Whitewashing History
# Whitewashing History
A Birthday Cake for George Washington has raised questions about depictions of slavery.
# slavery - Monday 7 December, 2015
# Slavery
# Slavery
They called the man a “parasite” and made him be their “house boy”.
# slavery - Friday 4 December, 2015
# London
# London
He was also found guilty of child cruelty and sexual offences spanning more than 30 years.
# slavery - Wednesday 18 November, 2015
# Ealing
# Ealing
Dr Emmanuel Edet engaged in charity work for children in the developing world, while keeping a Nigerian “house boy” trapped in his home.
# slavery - Tuesday 17 November, 2015
# London
# London
“I know he is there. And I want him to hear it. I loathe him so much”.
# slavery - Friday 6 November, 2015
# Philadelphia
# Philadelphia
“There is no penalty that is too harsh for the people that did this. The word horrific is not sufficient.”
# slavery - Monday 16 February, 2015
# Slavery
# Slavery
A woman has now come forward to speak to police about the incident.
# slavery - Sunday 14 December, 2014
# Trapped
# Trapped
“I’ve spent the last 40-odd years in this grind, sometimes in one factory, sometimes in another.”
# slavery - Wednesday 19 November, 2014
# Low Rank
# Low Rank
We rank second last on a global index of the prevalence of modern slavery.
# slavery - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
# Slavery
# Slavery
Today is United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons.
# slavery - Sunday 27 July, 2014
# Abolition Of Slavery
# Abolition Of Slavery
What happened to slave owners in Ireland after slavery was abolished? They were handsomely compensated.
# slavery - Tuesday 3 June, 2014
# Exploitation
# Exploitation
As fresh bribery allegations throw the spotlight back on to Qatar, an Irish human rights lawyer has warned that the country’s ‘kafala’ labour system is leading to the exploitation of migrant workers.
# slavery - Friday 23 May, 2014
# Survival Story
# Survival Story
Knight spoke to RTÉ about her 11 years in captivity in which she became pregnant five times.
# slavery - Thursday 1 May, 2014
# Forced Labour
# Forced Labour
There is still a general onus on victims to self-report according to the ESRI.
# slavery - Monday 31 March, 2014
# Criminal Justice System
# Criminal Justice System
A new report has found that Ireland may be sending victims of slavery to prison, rather than helping to free them.
# slavery - Saturday 22 February, 2014
# Border Force
# Border Force
The anti-slavery teams will be in place from 1 April.
# slavery - Sunday 19 January, 2014
# Insight
# Insight
John Mitchel was a leading member of nationalist groups that demanded freedom for the Irish. But his sympathies didn’t stretch beyond his own countrymen: he was also vocal and passionate supporter of slavery.
# slavery - Monday 30 December, 2013
# History
# History
Extracts from the WPA Slave Narrative Collection.
# slavery - Sunday 8 December, 2013
# Bristol
# Bristol
Police carried out a series of raids in the Bristol area earlier today and rescued the three men.
# slavery - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
# slavery - Monday 25 November, 2013
# Domestic Slavery
# Domestic Slavery
The two have been named by British newspapers as Indian-born Aravindan Balakrishnan and his Tanzanian wife Chanda.