The question was raised, "Is there slavery in the modern world?" There are examples of child slavery, and slavery in Africa. However, there is also discussion about industries who pay their employees so poorly that it is the same as slavery.
Slavery does exist today despite the fact that it was prohibited by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1956 UN Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery. Common characteristics distinguish slavery from other human rights violations. A slave is:
forced to work -- through mental or physical threat;
owned or controlled by an 'employer', usually through mental or physical abuse or threatened abuse;
dehumanised, treated as a commodity or bought and sold as 'property';
physically constrained or has restrictions placed on his/her freedom of movement. (www.antislavery.org) Are you surprised to learn that slavery continues today? Do you feel that we can ever truly abolish slavery in the world? Feel free to cite sources that you find, but be cautious, much of what I found was either a blog (opinion) or very out dated.
