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Suspected modern slavery victims in UK ‘at highest quarterly level on record’

The number of suspected modern slavery victims in the UK has risen to its highest quarterly level on record, figures show. Some 4,171 potential victims of trafficking, slavery and forced labour were referred to the Home Office between April and June....

11 Aug 2022 at 12:13

Scotland

Scottish Labour: Call in the army to help NHS through ‘winter crisis’

Scottish ministers are being urged to call in the army to help boost capacity in the struggling NHS. Scottish Labour made the plea, saying military assistance was needed particularly to ensure that ambulance services and accident and emergency ...

06 Jan 2023 at 14:42

World

South Korean and Japanese leaders meet again to improve ties

The leaders of South Korea and Japan met for their second summit in less than two months on Sunday as they push to mend long-running historical grievances and boost ties in the face of North Korea’s nuclear programme and other regional ...

07 May 2023 at 09:28

World

Japanese leader expresses sympathy for Korean victims of colonial rule

Japan’s prime minister has expressed sympathy for the suffering of Korean forced labourers during Japan’s colonial rule. Fumio Kishida was speaking as he and his South Korean counterpart renewed their resolve to overcome historical ...

07 May 2023 at 13:25

City

Investors urge UK firms to increase efforts on tackling slavery in supply chains

Investors are calling on UK-listed companies to increase efforts to tackle modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour in their supply chains. Sustainable investment firm CCLA, alongside a coalition of investors, has been ...

29 Aug 2023 at 14:12

Dowden: UK would not supply arms to Israel in event of international law breach

The UK would stop arms sales to Israel if it was found to be in breach of international law, Oliver Dowden has suggested. The Deputy Prime Minister said the UK would not “supply those arms” if it was unable to legally do so. It ...

07 Apr 2024 at 12:28

World

South Korean court orders two Japanese firms to compensate wartime workers

South Korea’s top court has ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labour. Previous verdicts in 2018 caused a huge setback in relations between the two ...

21 Dec 2023 at 09:19

UK failing to investigate cotton imports from Uyghur labour camps, court told

The UK Government’s refusal to investigate the import of cotton products allegedly linked to Uyghur forced labour camps in north-western China is “unlawful”, the High Court has been told. The World Uyghur Congress ...

25 Oct 2022 at 16:19

City

MPs ‘horrified’ after Shein dodges questions over forced labour

MPs were left “horrified” after a Shein lawyer refused to answer questions over the risk of forced labour in its cotton supply chain. Yinan Zhu, EMEA general counsel at Shein, appeared before the Business and ...

07 Jan 2025 at 17:42

No 10 confident Chinese slave labour ban will not impact clean power 2030 plans

The Government is confident that preventing materials supplied by Chinese slave labour from entering the UK’s renewable sector will not slow down the race to clean power by 2030, Downing Street said. Energy ...

23 Apr 2025 at 14:04

Renewables slave labour warning as Ed Miliband seeks ban on Chinese materials

The renewables sector is rife with Chinese slave labour, campaigners have warned, amid reports Ed Miliband wants to prevent solar panels from China being used by a new state energy company. The Energy ...

23 Apr 2025 at 10:57

World

Trump says US will get magnets and rare earth minerals in China trade deal

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will get magnets and rare earth minerals from China under a new trade deal and that tariffs on Chinese goods will go to 55%. In ...

11 Jun 2025 at 14:12

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