Two Barbados Today pieces—an editorial and a separate opinion article—focus on modern-day slavery concerns within migrant labour markets. Both discuss migrant labour as an issue with global reach and examine how workers can become vulnerable to exploitation. The articles emphasize that conditions in some labour supply chains can enable abuses, including coercive or unfair recruitment and workplace practices that strip workers of protections and bargaining power. They also point to the challenges of oversight across borders, where migrants may rely on intermediaries and may face barriers to reporting harm. While presented as commentary rather than reported investigations, the pieces use the broader concept of “modern-day slavery” to call attention to the need for stronger safeguards and accountability in labour recruitment and employment. Overall, the two articles converge on the central message that migrant workers are at heightened risk and that labour systems should be examined and reformed to prevent exploitation, including practices that amount to slavery or slavery-like treatment.