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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8743

8 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) council of europe
Zero tolerance for domestic slavery

Strasbourg, 07/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in plenary session from 21 to 25 June in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the report by Giuseppe Gaburro (EPP/DC, Italy) on domestic slavery. Parliamentarians thus learnt how modern slaves, like the slaves in times past, are forced to work without pay or almost and are subject to physical constraints as well as inhumane and degrading treatment. They call for application of "zero tolerance" for domestic...

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