Tag: slavery

• Friday, November 22nd 2024 - 10:02 UTC

  Brazil issues apology to black population for slavery

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday issued an apology to the black population for subjecting their ancestors to slavery, which still has consequences in modern-day society. In his message, Attorney General Jorge Messias underlined the need to combat racial discrimination.

• Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 08:33 UTC

  PM Starmer, “paying reparations for slave trade, not in the Commonwealth agenda”

  

  “Just to be clear, reparations are not on the agenda for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Technically, the (UK) Government's position on this has not changed. We do not pay reparations,” said Downing Street official spokesperson, when asked what PM Keir Starmer's view on paying reparations for Britain's involvement in the slave trade was.

• Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 15:41 UTC

  Guyana: Former slave-owning British PM family apologies not enough

  

  Activists were not entirely satisfied with Friday's apology speech by a descendant of former British Prime Minister and slave exploiter/trader William Gladstone at the University of Guyana and insisted reparations worth around US$ 1.2 trillion were due as messages along the lines of “our ancestors deserve real justice” became rife.

• Monday, April 3rd 2023 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil: 4 Argentine workers rescued from slavery conditions

  

  Four Argentines working in slavery conditions were rescued by Brazil's Federal Police Saturday in Nova Petrópolis, 90 kilometers from Porto Alegre, according to an O Globo report which also mentioned that the group had been abandoned by their employers in a rural property without resources or food. Among the victims was a 14-year-old minor. A suspect was arrested.

• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Brazilian leading meatpackers linked to ranches that use slave labor

  

  An investigation published this week showed six Brazilian meatpacker firms bought cattle from ranches that used slave labor. Labor experts suggested on Wednesday that the firms must clean up their supply chains.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Nestlé and Cargill face demands from slave descendants of Ivory Coast cocoa farms

  

  The US Supreme Court will decide whether American corporations can be sued for alleged human rights abuses occurring abroad under a 1789 law, agreeing to hear appeals by two companies: Cargill Inc and a Nestle SA subsidiary: accused of knowingly helping perpetuate slavery at Ivory Coast cocoa farms.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:30 UTC

  Lloyd's of London apologizes for its “shameful” role in the Atlantic slave trade

  

  The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has apologized for its “shameful” role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and pledged to fund opportunities for black and ethnic minority groups.

• Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Telefonica Brazil and three sub contractors responsible of engaging slave labor

  

  Leading mobile company Telefonica Brasil and three firms in its supply chain have been found guilty of engaging in slave labor, authorities said this week. A panel of labor judges in Espirito Santo state ruled that Telefonica, publicly traded as Vivo in Brazil, was guilty after workers toiled in slavery-like conditions during the building of a cellphone tower in 2014.