Bob Le Sueur helped escaping Russian prisoners of war and will be at the Jersey Slave Workers Memorial to remember the thousands of people forced to work for the Nazis during World War II.

BBC: Jersey honours slave workers on Liberation Day

Pope Francis has denounced as "slave labour" the conditions of workers caught in a deadly building collapse in Bangladesh last week.

BBC: Bangladesh 'slave labour' condemned by Pope

During an episode of the investigative TV show called A Liga (The League) reporters visited a factory where Bolivian immigrant workers were caught in slave-like conditions in garment production for the Galicia-based company, which is part of the Inditex group.

FORBES: Zara Accused Of Alleged 'Slave Labor' In Brazil

At about the same time, the nuclear industry started using force feedback devices to help workers manipulate hazardous, radioactive materials with slave arms through thick, leaded glass.

FORBES: Desktop fingerprints

Comparing the number of cotton bales that different types of workers produced to similar workers on other farms, planters calculated the worth of each slave.

FORBES: The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management