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Mozambican slave descendants fight for snatched South African land [[link removed]]
The Makua are one of many African communities still battling the impact of colonial-era slavery and land grabs
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Migrants in the Arab states sent home over $124 billion in 2017, with UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar among the top 10
Bangladesh's hazardous shipyards launch race for cleaner, safer future [[link removed]]
The shipyard industry in Bangladesh is evolving to align with new regulations designed to improve worker safety and environmental protection
Renewable energy jobs grew globally in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis [[link removed]]
Clean energy jobs worldwide rose to 12 million in 2020, despite the pandemic. But officials say green employment must come with decent conditions and greater inclusivity
New funding for developing nations' coal exit needs better planning for workers [[link removed]]
Money alone cannot solve the labour challenges faced in the developing world, where coal-fired electricity still runs nearly half of power grids
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Stop Slavery Award: applications now open
Now in its sixth year, our annual Stop Slavery Award celebrates the wide range of actors dedicated to ending modern slavery and human trafficking. The Media Award category seeks to highlight the critical role that journalism plays in the global fight against slavery and is open to reporters who have produced a highly impactful story. The entry deadline is Friday, December 03.
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The reality of child labour in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of the Congo
In February 2020, one of our PACE consortium [[link removed]] partners, the UN Global Compact Network, travelled to Rubaya in north-eastern DRC in what turned out to be one of the last international trips for partners before the global coronavirus pandemic struck.
Click here [[link removed]] to read Senior Programme Manager Benafsha Delgado’s reflections on her experiences, in the third edition of a series of blogs on the PACE website.
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Tackling child labour in fragile states: three approaches [[link removed]]
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