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Directors Dmitriy Meshiev
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Sergey Melkumov
Viktor Glukhov
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Our Own is a 2004 Russian drama film directed by Dmitri Meskhiyev.

Pub-chain, and insurers to apologize for slavery to the left

Nov 27,2023 6:31 pm

Pub chain Greene King , and the Insurance market Lloyd 's of London for their historical connections to The Slave trade.

One of the Greene King ' s founder is in possession of A Number of plantations in The Caribbean .

in the Meantime, sea -, Insurance -, and it was concentrated in the Lloyd 's felt in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Both companies have apologised and Said they will donate for charitable purposes, black and minority ethnic (Sundays) groups.

'Appalling and shameful'

Lloyd 's and Greene King 's movements were

Lloyd 's, which was founded in 1688, insured slave ships.

In a statement, Lloyd 's Said : "There are some aspects of our history, We Are proud of it.

"In all, We Are sorry for The Role of the Lloyd 's market in the eighteenth and nineteenth century slave trade. "

"This Was a horrifying and shameful period of English history, as well as Our Own , and we condemn the indefensible misconduct occurred is that during this period. "

The insurer says, there is a financial support to non-profit institutions and organizations would be the possibility of promotion and integration for the Sundays-groups.

It also has A Number of new initiatives for the development of Black and Ethnic minorities (Sundays) launched talents within the organization.

"In the last few years, Lloyd 's has moved on to improve with a series of positive programs the culture in The Market . We have made progress, but not enough. "

'Inexcusable'

Greene King was originally founded in 1799 by Benjamin Greene, in the possession of highly profitable plantations.

His son Edward took control of The Brewery in 1836 and was renamed the Greene King in 1887 after the merger with a local brewery.

When slavery was abolished in 1833 the British government to compensate thousands of Britons who had lost financially, including Benjamin Greene.

Details of the sums are listed, Said in a

Nick Mackenzie , Greene King 's chief executive officer, Said :" It is inexcusable that one of our founders benefited from slavery and argued against its abolition in the 1800s. This is a part of our history, We Are now going to focus on The Present and The Future . "

To address the Problem, the pub-chain "to benefit a significant amount of the Belarusian community and they support our race diversity in business".

the pressure is growing on the corporate world to address links to slavery and the fight against racial inequality after the death of George Floyd in the United States last month in police Custody .



Source of news: bbc.com

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