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SLAVERYDidn’t it end long back?
‘Theoretical’ answer to the question is
YES! In 19th century with all nations getting
covered under a global UN treaty
‘Real’ answer however is di�erent.
IT STILL EXISTS!
In fact it is growing steadily each day to be a staggering
BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY
Reports show that Modern Slavery is a highly profitable business with
generation of
theglobalslaveryindex.org
150 BILLION DOLLARSANNUALLY
FOR ITS PERPETRATORS
Who can be called a Modern Slave?
A person can be termed as a ‘Slave’ if:
Who can be called a Modern Slave?
They work under physical/mental threat, abuse or exploitation
Who can be called a Modern Slave?
They work under physical/mental threat, abuse or exploitation
Employer treats them as a property
or commodity
Who can be called a Modern Slave?
They work under physical/mental threat, abuse or exploitation
Employer treats them as a property
or commodity
Can be bought or sold
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Who can be called a Modern Slave?
They work under physical/mental threat, abuse or exploitation
Employer treats them as a property
or commodity
Has no free movementCan be bought or sold
Who can be called a Modern Slave?
They work under physical/mental threat, abuse or exploitation
Employer treats them as a property
or commodity
Has no free movementGet nil or negligible
paymentCan be bought or sold
Modern Slavery – Numbers Never Lie!
UN Research estimates show there are approx.
21 to 36MILLIONINDIVIDUALS
engaged as modern slaves around the world.
freetheslaves.net
Present day Slavery is also known as Contemporary Slavery.
Though this slavery type has underwent a change in the ‘modus operandi’ it continues
to violate human rights at all levels!
freetheslaves.nettheglobalslaveryindex.org
65.8%
of modern slaves have roots in the Asia Pacific region.
India leads the pack with 14 million people in
slavery
Which sectors employ modern slaves?
Modern slavery though illegal, happens everywhere in any sector imaginable. Common ones are:
MINES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND BRICK KILNS
Which sectors employ modern slaves?
Modern slavery though illegal, happens everywhere in any sector imaginable. Common ones are:
MINES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND BRICK KILNS
TEXTILES & MANUFACTURING
Which sectors employ modern slaves?
Modern slavery though illegal, happens everywhere in any sector imaginable. Common ones are:
MINES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND BRICK KILNS
TEXTILES & MANUFACTURING
BROTHELS &HOTELS
Which sectors employ modern slaves?
Modern slavery though illegal, happens everywhere in any sector imaginable. Common ones are:
MINES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND BRICK KILNS
TEXTILES & MANUFACTURING
RETAIL STORES
BROTHELS &HOTELS
Which sectors employ modern slaves?
Modern slavery though illegal, happens everywhere in any sector imaginable. Common ones are:
MINES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND BRICK KILNS
TEXTILES & MANUFACTURING
RETAIL STORES AGRICULTURE FARMS
BROTHELS &HOTELS
Which sectors employ modern slaves?
Modern slavery though illegal, happens everywhere in any sector imaginable. Common ones are:
MINES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND BRICK KILNS
TEXTILES & MANUFACTURING
RETAIL STORES AGRICULTURE FARMS
ENTERTAINMENT
BROTHELS &HOTELS
Which sectors employ modern slaves?
Modern slavery though illegal, happens everywhere in any sector imaginable. Common ones are:
MINES, CONSTRUCTION SITES AND BRICK KILNS
TEXTILES & MANUFACTURING
RETAIL STORES AGRICULTURE FARMS
ENTERTAINMENT DOMESTIC SETUP
BROTHELS &HOTELS
Modern Slavery continues to be as
UGLY AND BRUTALas its raw predecessor ‘slavery’ in the past
Categories Under Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term that covers:
DEBT BONDAGE/BONDED LABORCHILD LABOR
FORCED LABORDESCENT BASED SALARY
EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGEHUMAN & ORGAN TRAFFICKING
$
Categories Under Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term that covers:
DEBT BONDAGE/BONDED LABORCHILD LABOR
FORCED LABORDESCENT BASED SALARY
EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGEHUMAN & ORGAN TRAFFICKING
$
Categories Under Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term that covers:
DEBT BONDAGE/BONDED LABORCHILD LABOR
FORCED LABORDESCENT BASED SALARY
EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGEHUMAN & ORGAN TRAFFICKING
$
Categories Under Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term that covers:
DEBT BONDAGE/BONDED LABORCHILD LABOR
FORCED LABORDESCENT BASED SALARY
EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGEHUMAN & ORGAN TRAFFICKING
$ $
Categories Under Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term that covers:
DEBT BONDAGE/BONDED LABORCHILD LABOR
FORCED LABORDESCENT BASED SALARY
EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGEHUMAN & ORGAN TRAFFICKING
$ $
Categories Under Modern Slavery
Modern Slavery is an umbrella term that covers:
DEBT BONDAGE/BONDED LABORCHILD LABOR
FORCED LABORDESCENT BASED SALARY
EARLY AND FORCED MARRIAGEHUMAN & ORGAN TRAFFICKING
$ $
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Top 5 factsabout Modern Slavery that
expose the horrifying side of this menace
Fact #1 – Truth of Bonded Labor
Victims under this type are forced to work for
free till they pay o� debts to the lender.
Realistically, this hardly materializes owing to
low or nil wages
Also known by the names ‘Restavac’, ‘Attached Labor’ and ‘Debt Bondage’, higher
numbers of these victims are localized in South Asia
The number of bonded slaves in present day is greater than in
ALL OF RECORDED HUMAN HISTORY COMBINED
A variant of bonded labor is ‘Descent Based Salary’, where being born under a particular
caste/class automatically results inPERMANENT SLAVERY
Fact #2 – Profit behind Forced Labor
Long hours, cold-hearted employers,
insensitive work conditions and nil benefits mark the characteristics of
Forced Labor
Owners dish out mental abuse and physical threats to victims and their
families. Money is sparse andBASIC SUBSISTENCE IS A
CHALLENGE!
Intimidating and insensitive labor industry forms the second most
profitable industry with illegal profits amounting to more than
$44 BILLION ANNUALLY.Just after the top earning sexual
exploitation market!
International Labor Organization
Fact #3 – Heinous Realities of Child Labor
This includes exploitation of young population below 18 years of age within
domestic locations or on international soils.
United States and Child Labor
Despite of a lower ranking on the Global Slavery Index, US has been undergoing a tough time battling with sexual slavery
of children and minors, average age group being 12 to 14 years.
Poverty contributes as the biggest reason for child labor
and sexual exploitation with over1 BILLION PEOPLE
living on less than a dollar a day!
$
freetheslaves.net
26%
(about 1.2 million) of slaves today are
children under age 18
with the US alone having about 60,000 victims of
slavery
Fact #4 – Nightmare calledHuman Trafficking
Most common and popular form of modern day slave trade, Human
Tra�cking involves recruiting, harboring,
transporting, providing or obtaining of forced labor
This tra�cked labor is subjected to sexual slavery or forced work by the use of
coercion, fraud or violence.
Labor cost is highly inexpensive at
$90 AVERAGE RATE.
dosomething.org
Human Tra�cking is the
3rdlargest global criminal industry just after
drugs and arms tra�cking
ungift.org
On many occasions the purpose behind human tra�cking is to provide
resources for begging, forced marriage or non-voluntary organ removal
Fact #5 – Ills of Early and Forced Marriage
Girls below 18 years of age are forced for
marriage without consent owing to poverty and
other factors. Outcomes are often domestic
servitude and sexual exploitation!
A non surprising fact is that the husbands of such victims force their
wives for prostitution, acting as pimps.
freetheslaves.net
55%
55% of slavery victims are women and girls
and 22% of them are exploited as sexual slaves
22%
Modern Slavery
What does it mean for the Society and Nations?
Recent economic research has revealed that modern slavery has broad socio
economic implications in terms of impending economic development and
perpetuating poverty
WE AS INDIVIDUALS NEED TO BE MORE AWARE.
Our ability to spot signs of slavery like poor living conditions and physical
appearance, malnourished victims who are reluctant to accept help or live in isolation can help curb this menace
Governments across the world need to take cue from countries like Ireland and Iceland
which have lowest incidences of Slavery. UK recently made its resolution firm by
adopting Modern Slavery Act, 2015
How can Slavery end?A realistic answer would be when all
forces including government, businesses, investors, social institutions, schools,
communities, consumers and finally YOU take a stand against it!
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