Slavery. What do you think of when I say slavery? Some germane things I would think of is my World Studies class, slave trade, farming, and Africa. Back in the days when slavery first started, people would buy them left and right; hoping that the slaves they buy will work on their farms and be their servants. Slave owners by slaves because they are cheap labor and that would mean they would make more money. Slaves would often work for long hours and not be fed much. Slaves were usually crammed into small rooms with a few other slaves. Not all slaves were treated like this. Some had it better but generally, being a slave sucked.
If you think about it, even though slavery is abolished, there are still traces of slavery today. No matter how you shun this idea, it is true. Slaves are brought from all over the world, not only Africa. Today, there are still around twenty-seven million slaves after the abolition. There are slaves from China and India too. The people who own slaves today try not to call it slavery; they call it debt bondage, bonded labor, and a lot of other names besides slavery. Slaves today are forced to work on farms like before, but now they are also forced into prostitution and drug trafficking.
Guess what? Slavery exists in the United States too (United States: not as great as it seems >.>). Slaves work in sweat shops, factories, and farms. They are either paid very little that they can't even substantiate their needs or they aren't paid at all. They are treated like the slaves in the beginning if not worse. Probably worse now that there's technology used for torture or whatnot.
You wouldn't think slavery still existed today (well at least I didn't know until doing this blog). Here's a question. When you go out and buy anything, have you noticed that some merchandise are ridiculously cheap? Cheap as in inexpensive. Why do you think it so cheap? I wonder... o.o
Definitely true. Most people are neglecting the fact that there are people on other parts of the world that are being enslaved and some people are still unaware.
ReplyDeleteIt's true that in parts of the world there are slavery and that people are unaware of it. The things are cheap because of the bad quality and cheap labor work that they get from people.
ReplyDeleteWell as bad as it seems, cheap labor is the one factor that makes cheap cost possible. If you were to abolish "slavery" as in cheap labor, the cost of many of the products we buy daily will increase drastically. It's not like they shouldn't be abolished but the problem people are facing when making these decisions is how to do it without causing a dramatic economic crisis. The reason why cheap labor even exist is because of the work others are not willing to do or people can't afford a living. If robots were doing the labor or other Least Developed Countries are having a better economy, then this issue of slavery could be resolved but it will take a long time.
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