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modern slavery
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Modern slavery? Transatlantic slavery? What's the difference? liverpoolmuseums.org.uk 11 facts
referenceThe International Labour Organisation provides information regarding forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking.
claimModern slavery is defined as a crime consisting of two parts: 'Means' (the use of actual or threatened physical and psychological violence) and 'Service' (the provision of labor, sexual, or criminal services for benefit).
claimModern slavery continues to exist on a significant scale.
claimModern slavery exploits various vulnerabilities such as poverty, the desire for a better life, and lack of access to education, rather than relying primarily on racial differences.
claimBoth transatlantic slavery and modern slavery involve the use of physical and psychological abuse and violence to control individuals and force them to provide labor services.
claimThe transatlantic slave trade and modern slavery are both classified as crimes involving human rights abuses and violations.
claimThe transatlantic slave trade primarily involved the enslavement of people from West Africa for forced labor on plantations in the Americas, whereas modern slavery occurs globally, including within the United Kingdom.
claimA key difference between the transatlantic slave trade and modern slavery is that modern traffickers often recruit victims through fraudulent job promises, allowing victims to travel willingly and legally across borders before exploitation begins, whereas the transatlantic slave trade involved the treacherous middle passage.
measurementModern slavery is estimated to generate more than $150 billion annually, with more than 40 million people enslaved on any given day.
claimThe transatlantic slave trade and modern slavery are both considered horrific, traumatic, and outlawed practices.
claimModern trafficking and enslavement of adults and children is considered a low-cost, high-profit crime where victims are viewed as disposable and replaced once they are no longer useful.
What's the difference between having no choice and being forced to ... opendemocracy.net Nov 30, 2017 10 facts
claimAttempts to describe Caribbean indentureship as a type of slavery or to favorably compare the conditions of indentured and enslaved people are analogous to current campaigns that equate certain forms of migrant labor with 'human trafficking' or 'modern slavery'.
perspectiveLabeling contemporary unfree labor as 'modern slavery' or 'trafficking' may obscure important differences in the status and conditions of those who are 'forced to choose' versus those who were caught in the transatlantic slave trade.
perspectiveThe author argues that 'indenture' is a more appropriate and less salacious analogy for current labor practices than the terms 'modern slavery' or 'human trafficking'.
perspectiveThe author of the OpenDemocracy article argues that 'indenture' is a more appropriate analogy for current labor practices than 'modern slavery' or 'human trafficking' because the term is less salacious.
perspectiveCritical commentators argue that comparisons between modern unfree labor and chattel slavery are unwarranted, suggesting that a careful reading of history offers a more accurate perspective on contemporary practices labeled as modern slavery and human trafficking.
claimAttempts to describe Caribbean indentureship as a type of slavery or to favorably compare the conditions of indentured and enslaved people are analogous to current campaigns that equate certain forms of migrant labor with human trafficking or modern slavery.
perspectiveThe author of the OpenDemocracy article argues that adopting the term 'indenture' instead of 'modern slavery' or 'human trafficking' could reduce moral panic and hype, but would not necessarily address the root causes of labor exploitation.
claimHistoriography identifies the root causes of historical indentureship as similar to those of modern human trafficking and 'modern slavery', specifically a global context of expanding production and capital's search for cheap labor.
perspectiveCritical commentators argue that comparisons between modern unfree labor and historical chattel slavery are unwarranted and that a careful reading of history provides a more accurate perspective on contemporary practices termed 'modern slavery' and 'human trafficking'.
perspectiveThe author contends that while adopting a 'politics of indenture' might reduce the hype and moral panic associated with terms like 'modern slavery' and 'human trafficking', it would not necessarily resolve the underlying issues.
Modern slavery - BBC bbc.co.uk 8 facts
claimForced marriage, including the sale of wives and the purchase of women for marriage where the dowry is a disguised purchase price, is a form of modern slavery.
claimThe sale, transfer, or inheritance of women is a form of modern slavery.
claimThe transfer of a person under 18 to another individual for the purpose of exploitation, including adoption for slave labor, constitutes modern slavery.
claimModern slavery includes practices beyond traditional chattel slavery, where one person owns another, by utilizing debt bondage where a person's work serves as security for a debt.
claimModern slavery includes situations where a person is forced to live and work on another person's land.
claimForced prostitution and any other sexual exploitation of individuals through the use or threat of force or penalty are forms of modern slavery.
claimKeeping a worker in captivity as a domestic servant is a form of modern slavery.
perspectiveKevin Bales argues that modern slavery is worse than the Atlantic Slave Trade because low acquisition costs make slaves disposable, whereas historical slaveholders maintained long-term relationships with slaves.
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Latin America latinamericanperspectives.com 8 facts
claimThe literature on modern slavery requires the creation of new conceptual categories to better address and describe current and evolving practices of slavery.
claimSince the mid-1990s, Latin American social activists, scholars, and policymakers have produced a significant body of literature regarding modern slavery.
perspectiveScholars in Latin America have focused primarily on documenting, describing, and denouncing modern slavery, and secondarily on classifying, contextualizing, and analyzing its causes.
claimLatin American Perspectives seeks comparisons between historical chattel slavery and modern forms of slavery practiced in Latin America, as well as comparisons between slavery in Latin America and other global regions.
claimModern forms of slavery practiced in Latin America include debt bondage, peonage, contract slavery, and the truck system or 'barracão'.
claimModern slavery in Latin America presents a contradiction by existing as a non-capitalist relation within capitalist economies, often occurring in environments that utilize state-of-the-art technology or mechanized agriculture.
claimLatin American Perspectives invites research on the minimal capital costs associated with the recruitment, kidnapping, or enticement of individuals into modern slavery.
claimLatin American Perspectives seeks manuscripts analyzing the productivity and profits of modern slavery, including forced prostitution, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Modern Abolition - National Underground Railroad Freedom Center freedomcenter.org 3 facts
claimThe terms 'Modern slavery,' 'trafficking in persons,' and 'human trafficking' are often used synonymously as umbrella terms referring to men, women, or children enslaved to a master.
claimModern slavery manifests in various forms, including exploited seamstresses in sweatshops, kidnapped fishermen, child soldiers, laborers in inescapable debt, and individuals coerced into the commercial sex industry.
claimConsumers contribute to the system of modern slavery by preferring less-expensive goods, which are often made cheaper through the use of enslaved labor.
Debt bondage en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimDebt bondage is a severe violation of human rights and a significant issue in the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery.
referenceB.R. Giri authored the chapter 'Modern Slavery' in the book 'From Slavery to Citizenship', edited by R. Ennals and published by John Wiley and Sons in West Sussex, UK, in 2007, spanning pages 257–261.
Understanding Historical Slavery, Its Legacies, and Its Lessons for ... link.springer.com Jan 22, 2019 1 fact
referenceIn 'Modern Slavery: The Margins of Freedom', Julia O’Connell Davidson examines the concept of modern slavery and its relationship to freedom.