Slavery
# slavery - Friday 12 April, 2013
As Norwegian PM boycotts Ryanair, O’Leary insists staff not treated like slaves
Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg said he would never travel Ryanair as it is sued by two former stewards for unfair dismissal.
# slavery - Monday 18 February, 2013
Mississippi formally abolishes slavery (after forgetting to do it before now)
The state was the last to formally ratify the 13th Amendment in 1995 – but had forgotten to file the proper paperwork.
# slavery - Friday 8 February, 2013
Taoiseach and Tánaiste to meet with Magdalene survivors
Eamon Gilmore said the government is eager to listen to the women about their needs and about what its response to the report should be.
# slavery - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Pressure on Government as Magdalene Laundries report due
Survivors are demanding an official State apology, as well as the return of lost wages and a proper compensation scheme.
# slavery - Monday 7 January, 2013
‘Modern day slavery’ to be criminalised
Alan Shatter defined the term ‘forced labour’ in the new Human Trafficking Bill.
# slavery - Friday 14 December, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with an offer you might refuse
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Irish Traveller family found guilty of ‘slavery’‎
The trial heard that their victims were often homeless drifters or addicts, who were forced to live in squalid caravans.
# slavery - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Forced labour ‘alive and well in Ireland’
Senator Jillian Van Turnhout is calling on the Government to legislate against forced labour, saying that 160 cases have been documented in Ireland since 2006.
# slavery - Sunday 30 September, 2012
A life unlived: 35 years of slavery in a Magdalene Laundry
One woman tells the story of her mother who was sent to a Laundry in Dublin at the age of 16 – and died there at the age of 51.
# slavery - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
Genealogists believe Obama may be descended from slaves after all
Barack Obama’s father could not be traced back to slavery – but nobody had checked the records on his mother’s side…
# slavery - Thursday 12 July, 2012
Traveller family members found guilty of keeping homeless men as ‘slaves’
The victims were beaten, fed little and forced to work almost non-stop, a UK court heard.
# slavery - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
Up to 27 million people are living in slavery, says US report
US State Dept’s annual report on human trafficking shows progress being made in Burma, while Syria fell in the rankings.
# slavery - Tuesday 19 June, 2012
Adidas scraps outrageous ‘shackle sneakers’
The controversial ‘shackle sneakers’, designed by Jeremy Scott were removed from Facebook after strong criticism from users.
# slavery - Sunday 20 May, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# slavery - Thursday 9 February, 2012
The Daily Fix: Thursday
All the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…
Column: Why isn’t modern day slavery criminalised in Ireland?
There have been 169 cases of forced labour in Ireland in recent years – and this is only the tip of the iceberg, writes Gráinne O’Toole.
# slavery - Friday 16 September, 2011
Pregnant woman is latest to face slavery charges over UK site
Josie Connors, 30, is the fifth to be charged with slavery offences after a police raid on Sunday.
# slavery - Tuesday 13 September, 2011
‘Slaves’ kept and forced to work in Irish homes and restaurants
People are being held in conditions with parallels to those suffered by 24 men rescued in England, a charity has warned.
# slavery - Sunday 11 September, 2011
Five arrested after men found in shocking conditions on UK traveller site
Twenty-four men were found in filthy and cramped conditions on the site in Bedfordshire. Five have been arrested on slavery offences.
# slavery - Thursday 8 September, 2011
Mentally disabled ‘slaves’ rescued from Chinese brick factories
The victims were abducted and sold to factory owners, who abused them in Dickensian conditions.
# slavery - Monday 14 March, 2011
Brothel owner ordered to pay €2m
TJ Carroll ran a prostitution network from 35 locations in Ireland – forcing trafficked women to work in the sex industry.
# slavery - Monday 4 October, 2010
Your country needs your…Sunday morning lie-in
Former Bank of Ireland chief turned Central Bank board member Mike Soden is calling for the introduction of a five and a half day working week.
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