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Another Filipino 'comfort woman' dies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 01:53 PM

Filipino 'comfort woman' Hilaria Bustamante has died, the group Lila Pilipina announced early Monday. Read more »

Gov't to 'study, submit' reply on comfort women issue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 09:53 AM

The government will 'study and submit a written response' to the UN panel that found the Philippines in violation of its obligation to Filipino comfort women. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 31, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 11:54 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

World War 2 'comfort women' call for justice

Francis R. Malasig, EPA-EFE
Posted at Jan 31 08:21 PM

Narcisa Claveria and Estelita Dy, survivors of the Japanese military's sexual slavery during World War II during a rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Manila Read more »

Dutch PM apologizes for 250 years of slavery

Jan Hennop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 09:58 AM

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday officially apologized for 250 years of the Netherlands' involvement in slavery, calling it a "crime against humanity". Read more »

50 million people stuck in modern slavery: UN

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 06:20 PM

Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labor or forced marriage, the UN said Monday. Read more »

Lawyer: PH Tier 1 ranking in US trafficking report doesn't paint full picture

Lenn Almadin-Thornhill | TFC News USA
Posted at Jul 23 02:51 PM

A legal counsel with Mission to End Modern Slavery says the Philippines' Tier 1 ranking in the US' annual human trafficking report does not paint the full picture. Read more »

OFW sa Saudi Arabia humihingi ng saklolo dahil sa pang-aabuso ng amo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 09:07 PM

Pangmamaltrato ang kaniyang dinanas sa kamay ng mga amo. Read more »

Malaysia's labor abuse allegations a risk to economy

Liz Lee, Mei Mei Chu and A. Ananthalakshmi, Reuters
Posted at Dec 21 11:46 AM

Malaysia must address allegations of abuse of migrant laborers who fuel the country's economy, or face risks to its export-reliant growth, experts warn. Read more »

‘Comfort woman’ leading her group’s quest for justice dies

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 03:52 PM

A Filipino elderly woman who claimed she was among those sexually abused during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines died on Tuesday, the same day her ordeal started 77 years ago when the foreign troops raided their community in Pampanga. Read more »

Women migrants reduced to sex slaves in Libya 'hell'

Caroline Nelly Perrot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 12:24 PM

Most of the others who'd experienced Libya had also been forced into prostitution, raped or sexually assaulted, said Mongi Slim, head of the local Red Crescent. Read more »

US House panel studies slavery reparations ahead of key vote

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 11:05 AM

A US congressional panel Wednesday began a much-anticipated debate on federal slavery reparation payments to African Americans, ahead of a historic first vote on an issue gaining momentum during the nation's racial reckoning. Read more »

Brazil rescues more than 100 slavery victims in nationwide swoops

Fabio Teixeira, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 29 05:58 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO - A maid enslaved for decades was among dozens of slavery victims rescued in coordinated raids across Brazil, government officials said on Thursday, hailing the operation as a "milestone" in anti-trafficking efforts. Read more »

S. Korea seeks 'amicable solution' to comfort women issue with Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 24 10:56 AM

South Korea on Saturday reacted to a court order for Japan to compensate former "comfort women" over their treatment in Japanese military brothels by vowing to seek an "amicable solution" and "make every effort to continue constructive and future-oriented cooperation" with its neighbor. Read more »

China accused of forcing 570,000 people to pick cotton in Xinjiang

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 16 02:30 AM

LONDON - China is forcing hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uighurs and other minorities to pick cotton by hand, a U.S. think-tank said, sparking calls for governments to ban all cotton imports from the Xinjiang region. Read more »

65 years a slave: The heartbreaking story of Fedelina Lugasan and how she found freedom at 83

Jerome Gomez
Updated as of Oct 13 06:10 PM

She served four generations of her original employer's family without pay and without days off.  Read more »

Japan regrets new Korean "comfort women" statue set up in Berlin

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 29 05:35 PM

Japan regrets the recent installation in Berlin of a statue of a girl symbolizing Korean women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels, its top government spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

Dixie Chicks drop Dixie from name; country group tries to 'meet the moment'

Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 06:55 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country music trio Dixie Chicks on Thursday changed its name to simply The Chicks, the latest move in US pop culture to drop associations with the nation’s racist past.  Read more »

'Gone with the Wind' returns to HBO Max with commentary on brutality of slavery

Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 10:55 AM

Movie classic “Gone with the Wind” returned to the HBO Max streaming platform on Wednesday, along with two extra features discussing its depiction of race in the Civil War era. Read more »

Society at 'tipping point' with anti-racism rallies, says activist Greta Thunberg

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 12:56 AM

Thunberg believes that "people are starting to find their voice, to sort of understand that they can actually have an impact."  Read more »