Slavery - A 21st century evil

[Unbeliever]

"Today, 27 million men, women and children are held, sold and trafficked as slaves throughout the world. In Slavery: A 21st Century Evil, Rageh Omaar embarks on a worldwide journey to uncover the truth about the flourishing 21st century slave trade. Episode by episode, his investigation will expose the brutal reality of modern slavery and unpick the reasons why this age-old evil persists."


Videos, Documentaries, Stories on one of the greatest evils that still persist today, often hidden and in the shadows sometimes out in the open in name of religion, tradition or "productivity".
Slavery: A 21st Century Evil - Al Jazeera English

Astonishing, shocking and eye-opening..

From India to Pakistan, from China to Africa, and from Russia to Eastern Europe. This problem persists and is getting worse. One of the most cruel and tragic examples of mans inhumanity toward his fellow man...

 

[bubble123]

"Today, 27 million men, women and children are held, sold and trafficked as slaves throughout the world. In Slavery: A 21st Century Evil, Rageh Omaar embarks on a worldwide journey to uncover the truth about the flourishing 21st century slave trade. Episode by episode, his investigation will expose the brutal reality of modern slavery and unpick the reasons why this age-old evil persists."


Videos, Documentaries, Stories on one of the greatest evils that still persist today, often hidden and in the shadows sometimes out in the open in name of religion, tradition or "productivity".
Slavery: A 21st Century Evil - Al Jazeera English

Astonishing, shocking and eye-opening..

From India to Pakistan, from China to Africa, and from Russia to Eastern Europe. This problem persists and is getting worse. One of the most cruel and tragic examples of mans inhumanity toward his fellow man...

one must wonder that who was the forerunner of modern human trafficking.

 

[Unbeliever]

must one? I think it is more important to focus on the present than the past..


But it was the Arabs who pretty much dominated the slave trade for more than a thousand years
"Historians estimate that between 10 and 18 million Africans were enslaved by Arab slave traders and taken across the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Sahara desert between 650 and 1900."
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Arab_slave_trade
Then the Europeans (who bought them mostly from arabs) dominated it for about 300 years.

And as you can see in the link now it is an almost worldwide problem. Very widespread in the developing world.

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

We are all slaves one way or other..slave by choice

 

[ashokdeiva]

Man is a greedy animal, no creature exhibits such crueality to its own species, but we do. why?
we have a bottemless hole of desire for money, possession and all material needs.
There is a old saying "if the thief does not wish to evolve into a good man, there is no chance of eradicating theft"

 

[*Awan*]

"Today, 27 million men, women and children are held, sold and trafficked as slaves throughout the world. In Slavery: A 21st Century Evil, Rageh Omaar embarks on a worldwide journey to uncover the truth about the flourishing 21st century slave trade. Episode by episode, his investigation will expose the brutal reality of modern slavery and unpick the reasons why this age-old evil persists."


Videos, Documentaries, Stories on one of the greatest evils that still persist today, often hidden and in the shadows sometimes out in the open in name of religion, tradition or "productivity".
Slavery: A 21st Century Evil - Al Jazeera English

Astonishing, shocking and eye-opening..

From India to Pakistan, from China to Africa, and from Russia to Eastern Europe. This problem persists and is getting worse. One of the most cruel and tragic examples of mans inhumanity toward his fellow man...

can you shed some light on bolded part.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

can you shed some light on bolded part.

Victims of travelling agents? young men looking for jobs in eu?

 

[*Awan*]

Victims of travelling agents? young men looking for jobs in eu?

but still it is exaggeration.
people mostly who go to eu via Turkey are from kharian,gujrat,guranwala.
they are from very rich families,they pay money in lakhs no idea of exact amount but lot of money.
there is local term "donkey lagana' in kharian.
any one from that area can shed some light.
they choose this path with their own will,how this thing qualify for salivary?

 

[ashokdeiva]

but still it is exaggeration.
people mostly who go to eu via Turkey are from kharian,gujrat,guranwala.
they are from very rich families,they pay money in lakhs no idea of exact amount but lot of money.
there is local term "donkey lagana' in kharian.
any one from that area can shed some light.
they choose this path with their own will,how this thing qualify for salivary?

recently there was a incident that 6 Pakistanis who crossed into Turkey got killed by the very man who promissed them jobs in Turkey. Human traficking ends in slavery, when they chose to move else where be in India or Pakistan, they end up as bonded labours for life.

 

[Unbeliever]

can you shed some light on bolded part.

Example:
"In Pakistan, I saw three generations of one family - a grandfather, his son, his son's wife and their children - being forced to work as enslaved labour in a field ankle deep in mud from which they were making bricks for the kilns. The illiterate son had signed a loan agreement that he could not read. The terms meant that he could effectively never pay it off and so his entire family, including his children, was forced to work."

Full article:
Slavery: Alive and well in the 21st century - Slavery: A 21st Century Evil - Al Jazeera English

Underage girls being forced into marriages would be another example.

Just look around a little on the articles in the opening post link and you will find a lot of info.

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

How you define " Slavery" ?

 

[Unbeliever]

How you define " Slavery" ?

"Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation. Conditions that can be considered slavery include debt bondage, indentured servitude, serfdom, domestic servants kept in captivity, adoption in which children are effectively forced to work as slaves, child soldiers, and forced marriage."
Obviously I didn't write this definition, but I agree with it and it sums up the general consensus of what is considered slavery.

Detailed definition, more info:
BBC - Ethics - Slavery: Modern slavery

Oh and I completely disagree with "we are all slaves" that sounds very melodramatic and emo to me. No offense, but I am certainly not a slave to anyone.
If you are saying "no one is completely free" than I agree, but that is something very different than "everyone is a slave".

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Example:
"In Pakistan, I saw three generations of one family - a grandfather, his son, his son's wife and their children - being forced to work as enslaved labour in a field ankle deep in mud from which they were making bricks for the kilns. The illiterate son had signed a loan agreement that he could not read. The terms meant that he could effectively never pay it off and so his entire family, including his children, was forced to work."

Full article:
Slavery: Alive and well in the 21st century - Slavery: A 21st Century Evil - Al Jazeera English

Underage girls being forced into marriages would be another example.

Just look around a little on the articles in the opening post link and you will find a lot of info.

True.. in rural sindh... i saw a tv programme about it.... a retired naval officer working for the betterment of these people... paying their loans n stuff... sad...

 

[Raja.Pakistani]

"Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation. Conditions that can be considered slavery include debt bondage, indentured servitude, serfdom, domestic servants kept in captivity, adoption in which children are effectively forced to work as slaves, child soldiers, and forced marriage."
Obviously I didn't write this definition, but I agree with it and it sums up the general consensus of what is considered slavery.

Detailed definition, more info:
BBC - Ethics - Slavery: Modern slavery

Oh and I completely disagree with "we are all slaves" that sounds very melodramatic and emo to me. No offense. I am not a slave to anyone.
If you are saying "no one is completely free" than I agree, but that is something very different than "everyone is a slave".

Lol your own definition of slavery qualify many peoples as slaves..many peoples are forced to work without any choice, without their will because of their circumstances.. what you will think about a kid who is selling flowers or doing shoe polish on road in India? what yo will think about a employer who has no choice but to work for a boss who is paying him very less than what he deserve. What you will think about a person who is unable to repay his debts and sold himself or his kids into slavery to the creditor as a means of repayment. What about those father who sold one of his kid so that he can feed rest of the childrens

What about those husbands or wives who are forced to live in a relationship by their circumstances or for sake of their childrens? Many will say marriage is slavery..many consider job is slavery..many consider they are slaves of their government as government treat them in a way they dont like...

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

what's sadder than enslavement is people who allow themselves to be enslaved, instead of popularly resisting through all means necessary (physically, and through wit and even some deception)