gotone Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Slavery, as in Roots. not wage slaves. Does it still exist anywhere in the world? Do we as a nation trade with nations that practice slavery? now today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 ......... Does it still exist anywhere in the world? Yes. ......Do we as a nation trade with nations that practice slavery? now today? Do nations practice slavery? or individuals within that nation? Is that nation doing what it can to root out the practice? We as a nation do continue to trade with countries where slavery exists. We are ourselves a nation within which slavery continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Lots of expats in Dubai have slaves as house keepers.They take their passport so they have nowhere to run to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Slavery is illegal in every country now, but it still exists & it's still a big problem. There are (probably) more slaves now than ever before, although it's a lower percentage of the population. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/slavery/modern/modern_1.shtml http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/12/modern-slavery-reality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_slavery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Lots of expats in Dubai have slaves as house keepers.They take their passport so they have nowhere to run to. No wonder they want to stay.If they are ever forced to leave for some reason,they are going to have to lower their lifestyle if they come back here. That will be a shock for them, poor things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janie48 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Slavery is illegal in every country now, but it still exists & it's still a big problem. There are (probably) more slaves now than ever before, although it's a lower percentage of the population. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/slavery/modern/modern_1.shtml http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/12/modern-slavery-reality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_slavery Interesting, but shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotone Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 seems to be a common theme where slavery exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmaximus Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Slavery, as in Roots. not wage slaves. Does it still exist anywhere in the world? Do we as a nation trade with nations that practice slavery? now today? Yep, it exists right here in the UK, people are illegally trafficked into the UK and forced into domestic slaves, sex slaves, working in the service sector, restaurant, hotels for well below the minimum wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yep, it exists right here in the UK, people are illegally trafficked into the UK and forced into domestic slaves, sex slaves, working in the service sector, restaurant, hotels for well below the minimum wage. How do you know they are not smuggled rather than trafficked? Of course there is some blurring between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 The topic of trafficing was on radio 4 this morning, apparently the UKBA and the police are getting better at detecting it, but they're still not very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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