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#BREAKING: The first ever man convicted of both human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand has been sentenced to eleven years in prison.
— RNZ (@radionz) July 26, 2020
Joseph Auga Matamata appeared in the Napier High Court today. https://t.co/KGr63zCqHL
What did Joseph Auga Matamata do?
He brought 13 Samoan workers to Hastings between 1994 and April 2019 and they worked 14-hour days, seven days a week, without pay. After work they were forced to complete chores at Matamata’s home late into the night and would get beaten if his rules were disobeyed.
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https://t.co/TyONDjK5tw Samoan chief guilty of slavery in New Zealand Joseph Auga Matamata lured victims https://t.co/VBl58vQb5A https://t.co/bcYW86wd7M
— Zen-site (@site_zen) March 17, 2020
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Eleven-year prison sentence ordered for man convicted in #NZ's first slavery & human trafficking casehttps://t.co/b3c7jGXLjM
— Media Man (@TheWarRoomNZ) July 27, 2020
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Slavery is alive and well in NZ
— otherby otherguy (@two_otherguys) June 13, 2020
Napier court NZ – March 2020: Samoan chief guilty of slavery and human traffickinghttps://t.co/T6pK2IQm9o
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So, New Zealand: yes.
North Korea: most probably
South Korea: yes
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-islands-of-abuse-inside-south-koreas-slave-
farms-for-the-disabled-9954527.html
USA: yes
Malaysia: [redacted]