australia, black snow, slave labor, slavery, south sea islanders

Black Snow, a new pacy murder mystery, addresses the complicated legacy of slavery in Australia

In 1994, the Australian federal government finally extended recognition to the Australian South Sea Islander people as a distinct cultural group. This recognition was important. Racism had put Australian South Sea Islanders at a disadvantage, yet there was little public recognition of the unique circumstances they and their ancestors had experienced and survived. This included ...

Troy Oakes

Two South Sea Islanders.

If You Knew Your Seafood Was Caught Using Slave Labor, Would You Eat It?

Many Americans have a notion that slavery ended years ago, but this scourge still exists in some parts of the world, such as in the Thai fishing industry. Slave labor is not a new phenomenon — it’s been going on for years. It’s a big issue considering Thailand is the third largest supplier of seafood. Well, it should ...

James Burke

A variety of different seafood on ice at a market.

Exposed: The Slave Labor Camps of China

Slavery is said to be a system that belonged to the past. Countries across the world have condemned it and made slavery a punishable offense. But in China, slave labor camps prosper with the blessings of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ‘Four Corners’ exposé of China’s forced labor camps Four Corners, a program broadcast by ...

Max Lu

A forced labor camp in China.

U.S. Clothing Company Ditches Chinese Supplier That Uses Slave Labor

Badger Sport has cut off ties with one of its Chinese suppliers, Heitan Taida Apparel, after reports suggested that it was using slave labor from the Xinjiang internment camps to produce clothing for the American brand. In the U.S., the Customs and Border Protection Department typically has the right to seize any goods identified as ...

Nspirement Staff

Uyghurs in a slave labor camp.

China’s Prison Slave Labor Revealed by Insider

In October 2012, a handwritten note of distress was written by a slave labor prisoner in one of China’s forced labor camps. It was hidden in a Halloween decoration set produced in the prison. The decoration set was then shipped to the state of Oregon where it was purchased by Ms. Julie Keith. When she ...

Nspirement Staff