World News Wednesday - Helping End Child Slavery
Posted by The Lounging Room Staff
If you thought slavery ended back in the 1800s, guess again. Slavery is alive and well in the 21st century with 27 million people enslaved around the world, and it can happen anywhere. According to CAST (Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking), slavery (especially among children and women) takes place in neighborhoods where you least suspect there this exist - California, Florida, Texas, Nevada, and Colorado in the United States. There are also slaves found in Japan, Canada, Europe, and any country with a large population, easy access to thoroughfare, and a need for cheap labor.
Traffickers threaten to use force, coercion, fraud, deception, and abduction to bring their victims under control so victims feel powerless and helpless in trying to escape.
Thanks to more global awareness of slavery and human trafficking, and legislation being passed by pro-active states like California, that passed a human trafficking bill this year and for survivors speaking up to bring awareness to this crime, there is hope for helping abolish slavery.
