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Satellites and secret cameras: How the Associated Press freed 2,000 slaves
By Moriah Balingit It’s an island few outside of Indonesia had ever heard of. Accessible only half the year because of violent monsoons, Benjina is located in the southernmost portion of Indonesia. The island held a shocking secret: it was where slaves languished — sometimes in cages — before they were forced onto boats and…
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If you’re having seafood for dinner, there’s a chance it was caught by a slave. That’s what the Associated Press uncovered when reporters traveled to the remote island of Benjina, Indonesia. They found workers trapped in cages, forced to work 22-hour days for almost no pay. And when they followed the fish, they learned some…
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