An estimated 160 million children are engaged in child labor globally, harvesting cocoa for the chocolate we eat and cotton for the clothes we wear; and mining critical minerals for the technology we use. Some 79 million of these children are engaged in hazardous child labor, risking injury or even death from using sharp tools […]
Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery (1944) remains a powerful, provocative and influential work of historical scholarship. For Williams, chattel slavery provided Britain with the capacity to develop commercial and industrial capitalism, and—in turn—the means to power an eighteenth-century industrial revolution. As the profits of slavery declined, Williams argued, so did British commitment to the slave trade—the motivations […]
Come hear survivors of modern slavery discuss what they wish their caseworker knew about their culture when supporting them through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and asylum process.
During this event, you will hear from members of the Coalition to End Uyghur Forced Labour reflecting on the success of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), how enforcement of this landmark law is going, and from speakers in other countries on progress being made as well as ways to support their work.
An estimated 160 million children are engaged in child labor globally, harvesting cocoa for the chocolate we eat and cotton for the clothes we wear; and mining critical minerals for the technology we use. Some 79 million of these children are engaged in hazardous child labor, risking injury or even death from using sharp tools […]
Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery (1944) remains a powerful, provocative and influential work of historical scholarship. For Williams, chattel slavery provided Britain with the capacity to develop commercial and industrial capitalism, and—in turn—the means to power an eighteenth-century industrial revolution. As the profits of slavery declined, Williams argued, so did British commitment to the slave trade—the motivations […]
Come hear survivors of modern slavery discuss what they wish their caseworker knew about their culture when supporting them through the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and asylum process.
During this event, you will hear from members of the Coalition to End Uyghur Forced Labour reflecting on the success of the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), how enforcement of this landmark law is going, and from speakers in other countries on progress being made as well as ways to support their work.
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