Re:The case of a maid who battled a millionaire has gripped ...
by baybal2 on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @03:11AM
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> That sounds like modern slavery.
During his lieutenant-governorship, Raffles placed some restrictions on the local slave trade in line with wider British policy across its Asian territories, although slavery remained widespread and Raffles himself was served by a large retinue of slaves at his official residences in Java.
During his lieutenant-governorship, Raffles placed some restrictions on the local slave trade in line with wider British policy across its Asian territories, although slavery remained widespread and Raffles himself was served by a large retinue of slaves at his official residences in Java.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Raffles