slavery

It’s been very difficult to determine whether the fish on your plate, or in your pet’s dish, was caught by an enslaved person. Thailand is tightening up its monitoring system.

Despite hundreds of millions spent combatting sex trafficking, many Nigerian women say it is fear of a demonic spell that keeps them enslaved.

The internet is flooded with comments and critiques of Alex Tizon’s explosive essay in The Atlantic. Here’s a primer on the conversation.

Trafficking is now the third-largest international criminal activity, with $32 billion annually in profit, and millions of people affected. And it’s growing. Across Women’s Lives tells this story by giving voice to the women themselves in a 12-part, global multimedia series that starts May 18.

President Donald Trump wants to stop illegal immigration at the southern border. More than 100 years ago, many Americans were trying to get into Mexico, illegally, to escape slavery.