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UK expands immigration protection for modern slavery, abuse victimsThe UK will expand immigration protections from October 8 for some victims of modern slavery and domestic abuse. Skilled Workers identified...
UK local politician to pay hefty fine for hiring Indian student as nanny illegallyA Labour councillor and solicitor, Hina Mir, has been fined £40,000 for illegally hiring an Indian student as a nanny. The student, who cla...
UK's tougher immigration policy risks trapping victims in modern slaveryBritain's efforts to combat illegal migration have inadvertently denied thousands of modern slavery victims the support they need. The 2023...
Ending forced labour and integrating them into workforce can add $611 billion to global GDP: ILOA a new paper by the International Labour Organization (ILO), titled Acting Against Forced Labour: An Assessment of Investment Requirements...
2 Indian nationals arrested in Italy for enslaving 33 countrymen on farmsTwo Indian nationals have been arrested for allegedly enslaving 33 Indian farm labourers in Italy's Verona province. The incident follows t...
Soaring abuse in UK care jobs shatters migrants' dreamsTens of thousands of overseas carers who arrived in Britain to fill staff shortages in the social care system are being exploited and treat...
UK PM Rishi Sunak's Illegal Migration Bill clears Parliament hurdleThe British government's Illegal Migration Bill, instrumental to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's pledge to "stop the boats" of illegal migrant...
UK set to double health surcharge from Dec for non-EU citizens, IndiansThe move is expected to raise an estimated 220 million pounds in extra funding for the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
8 million people live in 'modern slavery' in India, says report; govt junks claimThe estimation data were drawn from 54 surveys conducted in 48 countries which included a module on Modern Slavery, with a total sample of ...
Beware financial crimes! And data is your best bet to fight itIncreasing financial crime is a worry for governments and businesses alike.
Rise in Indian nationals at risk of modern slavery in UKOf the total figure, 25 were victims of domestic servitude, 90 of labour exploitation and 18 of sexual exploitation: Report
Will defeat modern slavery, says British PM Theresa MayMay said a new UK cabinet taskforce would tackle the "sickening and inhuman crimes" while 33 million pounds from the aid budget would fund ...
Britain's Prince Charles thanks Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Foundation for charity fund matchThe prince was accompanied by wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who wore an Indian silk sari with her gown designed by Anna Valentine.
Slavery victims in UK higher than previous figures: GovernmentAccording to the latest Home Office analysis, there could be between 10,000 and 13,000 victims of slavery in the UK.
India is now the world’s slave capital: Global Slavery Index 2014The Global Slavery Index 2014 announced on Monday that India and Pakistan alone account for over 45% of total global enslaved population.
India has more slaves than any other country: 14.7 millionIn some parts of the world, people are still born into hereditary slavery, in others, people are trafficked from one state to another.
India tops new global slavery indexAbout 14 million Indians are living in conditions of modern-day slavery, nearly half of 30 million across the world.
US asks India to increase prosecutions in trafficking casesReligious pilgrimage centres and cities popular for domestic tourism continue to be vulnerable to child sex tourism, it added.
- 10 mn people around the globe work as bonded labour: UN
More than 10 mn people might be in bondage worldwide with sexual exploitation and forced labour being most common forms of human traffickin...
- Indian dock workers from Mississippi seek UN help
Indian dock workers from Mississippi who claim to be victims of modern day slavery have now sought the help of the United Nations.