Asking For Help Low-paid AI workers in Africa who perform AI and social media content moderation work for major Silicon Valley companies like Meta and OpenAI have published an open letter imploring US President Joe Biden to help ensure…
A group of nearly 100 tech workers from Kenya wrote a letter to President Biden ahead of Thursday’s Kenya state dinner at the White House, urging him to end “modern day slavery” in the country's tech sector. The authors of the letter work…
African workers who label AI data or screen social posts for US tech giants are calling on President Biden to raise their plight with Kenya's president, William Ruto, who visits the US this week.
For many, the idea of slavery harkens back to a bygone era from which the world has long moved on. But even today, there are still millions of people trapped in this vile practice. Modern slavery is an umbrella term that includes…
A Guinness World Record breaking cyclist is to don his Lycra again to ride the length of Wales to raise awareness of climate change’s link to modern slavery.
A Guinness World Record breaking cyclist is to don his Lycra again to ride the length of Wales to raise awareness of climate change’s link to modern slavery.
The creative industries are especially bad for exploiting people’s talent and skills which is why almost everyone I know is chronically exhausted, writes Laura Waddell
A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week after months of wrangling, has generated fierce criticism at home and abroad. In Rwanda, opponents of the longtime president say the country is unfit to host asylum…
As Nigeria grapples with the migration of over 3.6 million citizens in two years, Prof Godwin Akper has described the ‘japa’ syndrome as a journey towards modern slavery.
Six people have been charged by Greater Manchester Police following yesterday’s early morning raids tackling modern slavery across Rochdale Each of the six are charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, one…
They are each facing two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, one of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs and four relating to modern slavery offences.
Although Section 20 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria provides that “no person shall be held in slavery or servitude and no person shall be required to perform forced labour,” the enforcement of the law seems to be lacking in recent times
FOR the first time, India emerged as the most common nationality among potential victims of modern slavery, primarily due to labour exploitation in the care sector, a report revealed this week. The modern slavery and exploitation helpline…
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