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Sharp Rise in False Modern Slavery Claims Delays UK Deportations
A 250 percent surge in modern slavery claims used to avoid deportation in the UK over four years reveals widespread abuse of the system, with many claims lacking evidence, delaying deportations, and undermining efforts to control illegal immigration.
Sharp Rise in False Modern Slavery Claims Delays UK Deportations
A 250 percent surge in modern slavery claims used to avoid deportation in the UK over four years reveals widespread abuse of the system, with many claims lacking evidence, delaying deportations, and undermining efforts to control illegal immigration.
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68% Bias Score
Australia's Weak Modern Slavery Laws Risk Making it a "Dumping Ground
Australia's weak modern slavery laws risk turning the country into a dumping ground for goods produced with forced labor, according to the country's first anti-slavery commissioner, Chris Evans, who highlighted the lack of import bans and low prosecution rates.
Australia's Weak Modern Slavery Laws Risk Making it a "Dumping Ground
Australia's weak modern slavery laws risk turning the country into a dumping ground for goods produced with forced labor, according to the country's first anti-slavery commissioner, Chris Evans, who highlighted the lack of import bans and low prosecution rates.
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32% Bias Score
Volkswagen Found Liable for Slave Labor in Brazil
A Brazilian court ordered Volkswagen to pay a record 165 million Reais (≈€26 million) for using slave labor on its subsidiary's Amazon farm during the 1970s-80s military dictatorship, profiting from the exploitation of hundreds of workers under inhumane conditions.
Volkswagen Found Liable for Slave Labor in Brazil
A Brazilian court ordered Volkswagen to pay a record 165 million Reais (≈€26 million) for using slave labor on its subsidiary's Amazon farm during the 1970s-80s military dictatorship, profiting from the exploitation of hundreds of workers under inhumane conditions.
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24% Bias Score
Human Trafficking's $150 Billion Global Network: From Lovescams to Modern Slavery
Barbie Latza Nadeau's "Every Body Counts" exposes the global human trafficking network generating $150 billion annually, detailing how victims are forced into cybercrimes like lovescams and other exploitative labor, urging readers to recognize its presence in daily life.
Human Trafficking's $150 Billion Global Network: From Lovescams to Modern Slavery
Barbie Latza Nadeau's "Every Body Counts" exposes the global human trafficking network generating $150 billion annually, detailing how victims are forced into cybercrimes like lovescams and other exploitative labor, urging readers to recognize its presence in daily life.
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12% Bias Score
UK Modern Slavery Support System Rejections Surge After 2022 Policy Change
A 2022 UK policy change requiring more evidence for modern slavery victims seeking support via the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) has led to a sharp rise in rejections, from 3% in 2022 to over 50% in 2023-2024, leaving thousands without protection; charities are calling on the government to rever...
UK Modern Slavery Support System Rejections Surge After 2022 Policy Change
A 2022 UK policy change requiring more evidence for modern slavery victims seeking support via the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) has led to a sharp rise in rejections, from 3% in 2022 to over 50% in 2023-2024, leaving thousands without protection; charities are calling on the government to rever...
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48% Bias Score
Migrant Fisherman Faces Deportation Despite Exposing Modern Slavery
Vishal Sharma, a victim of modern slavery aboard a UK fishing trawler in 2017, faces deportation despite assisting police investigations, highlighting systemic failures in protecting exploited migrant workers.
Migrant Fisherman Faces Deportation Despite Exposing Modern Slavery
Vishal Sharma, a victim of modern slavery aboard a UK fishing trawler in 2017, faces deportation despite assisting police investigations, highlighting systemic failures in protecting exploited migrant workers.
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32% Bias Score
Man Freed From Years of Forced Labor in Chechnya
Ihor Trofimov, a resident of the Vladimir Oblast, was rescued from years of forced labor in Chechnya by volunteers from the Alternativa movement after being trafficked in 2013.
Man Freed From Years of Forced Labor in Chechnya
Ihor Trofimov, a resident of the Vladimir Oblast, was rescued from years of forced labor in Chechnya by volunteers from the Alternativa movement after being trafficked in 2013.
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48% Bias Score
Volkswagen Ordered to Pay $26 Million for Modern Slavery in Brazil
A Brazilian labor court ordered Volkswagen to pay R$165 million (about €26 million) for collective moral damages due to slavery-like conditions on a company-owned farm from 1974-1986, where at least 15 people suffered inhumane treatment.
Volkswagen Ordered to Pay $26 Million for Modern Slavery in Brazil
A Brazilian labor court ordered Volkswagen to pay R$165 million (about €26 million) for collective moral damages due to slavery-like conditions on a company-owned farm from 1974-1986, where at least 15 people suffered inhumane treatment.
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32% Bias Score
Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fuels Spain's Economic Boom
Huelva, Spain, produces over 60% of the UK's winter strawberries, employing 100,000 seasonal workers, 40% undocumented, who endure sub-minimum wages, unpaid overtime, pesticide exposure, and live in slums despite Spain's booming economy.
Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fuels Spain's Economic Boom
Huelva, Spain, produces over 60% of the UK's winter strawberries, employing 100,000 seasonal workers, 40% undocumented, who endure sub-minimum wages, unpaid overtime, pesticide exposure, and live in slums despite Spain's booming economy.
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64% Bias Score
Sydney Woman Guilty of Sex Slavery Charges in Retrial
Rungnapha Kanbut, a 63-year-old Thai national, was found guilty in a Sydney court on all six counts of human trafficking after forcing two Thai women into sex slavery between 2004 and 2005, confiscating their passports and forcing them to work to pay off a false debt; the retrial followed a successf...
Sydney Woman Guilty of Sex Slavery Charges in Retrial
Rungnapha Kanbut, a 63-year-old Thai national, was found guilty in a Sydney court on all six counts of human trafficking after forcing two Thai women into sex slavery between 2004 and 2005, confiscating their passports and forcing them to work to pay off a false debt; the retrial followed a successf...
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44% Bias Score
UK's Post-Brexit Care Visa Scheme Condemned for Widespread Worker Abuse
A post-Brexit UK visa scheme for social care workers, launched in February 2022, has been condemned for causing "horrific" abuse of migrant workers, leading to over 470 care companies losing their licenses and impacting approximately 39,000 workers; the anti-slavery commissioner calls for fundamenta...
UK's Post-Brexit Care Visa Scheme Condemned for Widespread Worker Abuse
A post-Brexit UK visa scheme for social care workers, launched in February 2022, has been condemned for causing "horrific" abuse of migrant workers, leading to over 470 care companies losing their licenses and impacting approximately 39,000 workers; the anti-slavery commissioner calls for fundamenta...
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60% Bias Score
Insufficient Dutch Law Criticized for Failing to Protect Migrant Workers
A new Dutch law intended to curb migrant worker exploitation is deemed insufficient by municipalities, unions, and experts, highlighting ongoing issues despite previous recommendations and the slow pace of enforcement, which could take years.
Insufficient Dutch Law Criticized for Failing to Protect Migrant Workers
A new Dutch law intended to curb migrant worker exploitation is deemed insufficient by municipalities, unions, and experts, highlighting ongoing issues despite previous recommendations and the slow pace of enforcement, which could take years.
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52% Bias Score
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