> That sounds like modern slavery. During his lieutenant-governorship, Raffles placed some restrictions on the local slave trade in line with wider British pol

> That sounds like modern slavery. During his lieutenant-governorship, Raffles placed some restrictions on the local slave trade in line with wider British policy across its Asian territories, although slavery remained widespread and Raffles himself was served by a large retinue of slaves at his official residences in Java. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Raffles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Raffles