10 Shocking Facts About Global Slavery in 2008

There’s an interesting post over at Matador Volunteer with some interesting facts about modern human trafficking:

2008 witnesses the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in America. Amidst the celebrations, what many people fail to realize is that slavery persists today in the modern world on an enormous scale.

In spite of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the UN in 1948 stating that “slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms,” the figures accompanying the modern slave trade seem inconceivable in a global society that prides itself upon its modern-day values and emphasis on human rights.

1. There are more people in slavery now than at any other time in human history.
2. The value of slaves has decreased.
3. Slavery still exists in the US.
4. Slavery is hidden behind many other names, thus disguising it from society.
5. The least known method of slavery is the most widely used.

Continue reading 10 Shocking Facts About Global Slavery in 2008

Tags: bonded labor, chattel, fair trade, forced labor, forced marriage, human rights, Human Trafficking, Slavery, trafficking, UN

Posted on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 at 3:58 pm in Commentary, News, Slavery Today.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.