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Knowledge Nugget: End of Saudi Kafala system — key insights on modern slavery for UPSC aspirants
October 30, 2025 3:36 pm
Saudi Arabia has decided to replace the decades-old Kafala system. But what is the Kafala system, and why is it often described as a form of modern slavery?
Walk for Freedom 2019: Chennai gears up to raise awareness against human trafficking
October 17, 2019 7:26 pm
In the lead up to the event, the Movement India has conducted over 40 awareness workshops about human trafficking reaching over 4,500 participants across India in the past couple of months.
Major UK companies aim to create 300 jobs for survivors of modern slavery
April 17, 2018 11:42 am
At least 13,000 people across Britain are estimated by the government to be victims of forced labour, sexual exploitation and domestic servitude - but police say the true figure could be in the tens of thousands with anti-slavery operations rising.
History quiz: How much do you know about the history of slavery in India?
October 18, 2017 5:01 pm
Here is a quiz testing your knowledge of the institution of slavery as it existed in India, the changes it went through over time and the contributions made by it to enrich our country’s history.
When slaves ended up ruling Delhi: The case of Mamluk dynasty
October 09, 2017 6:44 pm
The most interesting case of the history of slavery in India is that of social mobility inherent in the institution as practised in many parts of the country, so much so that some of these slaves went on to become rulers, administrating over vast populations.
Torture of domestic helps a common feature at BSP MP's house: Delhi Police
March 12, 2014 4:01 pm
Dhananjay and his wife Jagriti were arrested on Thursday in connection with the murder of Rakhi.
£9.75-mn UK fund to check slavery in South Asia
July 16, 2013 3:25 am
Britain has announced a major new project to help prevent 100,000 girls and women across South Asia from falling victim to the worst forms of labour trafficking
Little better than slavery
September 08, 2010 11:54 pm
Domestic workers in the Middle East have a horrible time
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