MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS DYING EVERY WEEK IN LEBANON

More than one migrant domestic worker a week dies in Lebanon from suicide or by accident in a desperate attempt to escape from their employers, according to Human Rights Watch.

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NEXT GENERATION OF ABOLITIONISTS CALLED FOR ON FIRST UK ANNUAL SLAVERY MEMORIAL DAY

The 23 August 2008 is the UN's International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition and marks the UK 's first annual slavery memorial day. The Transatlantic Slave Trade was one of the ugliest chapters in world history but despite the successes of the black and white abolitionists two centuries ago slavery was not consigned to history.

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FREE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME ON THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

Anti-Slavery International and Inner Vision are delighted to offer four INSET days at the Museum in Docklands to support and empower established and trainee teachers to deliver classes on the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Key Stage 3 History curriculum.

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FREE CONFERENCE FOSTERING COMMUNITY COHESION AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP THROUGH TEACHING THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2008

The conference will be held on Wednesday 22 October 2008 at the Museum in Docklands.

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COALITION OF IMMOKALEE WORKERS WINS VICTORY IN BURGER KING CAMPAIGN

The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has achieved a major victory in its Campaign for Fair Food after fast-food giant Burger King agreed to work with them to improve the wages and working conditions of those who pick its tomatoes...

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TAKE ACTION ON FORCED LABOUR AND EXPLOITATION OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Domestic workers in the Philippines, the vast majority of whom are women and girls, are not given the same protections as other workers under labour laws and work in other people's homes hidden from public view. This leaves them particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, and many are the victims of forced labour. Many domestic workers migrate from rural areas to the cities and are vulnerable to trafficking, as well as to debt bondage. A Domestic Workers Bill, which would protect them, has been delayed for several years by Presidential impeachment proceedings and various other postponements. Act now to urge the Philippines Government to prioritise this legislation and ensure that it passes without further delay.

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