Throughout history, the Church found Herself among cultures practicing slavery and had to deal with it. An early example is St. Paul’s Epistle to Philemon. St. Paul appears to tolerate slavery ...

Global estimates of 'modern slavery' show that nearly 50 million people were trapped worldwide in forced labour (28 million) ...

The Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking warns concerted efforts are needed to eliminate forced labour ...

An estimated 50 million people currently live in modern slavery, while a third of human trafficking victims are now children, said President of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang on Tuesday ...

A Global Commission chaired by Theresa May has reported 50 million worldwide are trapped in slavery, calling for urgent action.

The United Nations has observed the International Day of Remembrance for victims of slavery. This annual Day aims to raise ...