Burton's comment reflects the surprise that most people experience when hearing about
contemporary human slavery.
Not exact matches
«It bears fruits of hope and dignity where there are deprivation and exclusion, hunger and unemployment; where there are migrants and refugees, so often rejected by today's culture of waste, and victims of the drug trade,
human trafficking and
contemporary forms of
slavery,» he said.
100 million children are exploited for their labour according to a recent estimate by the International Labour Organization (ILO), («
Human Rights:
Contemporary Forms of
Slavery» United Nations Fact Sheet 14, 1995, p. 1.)
«
Human Rights:
Contemporary Forms of
Slavery» United Nations Fact Sheet 14, 1995 The poisoning of the food due to use of dangerous chemicals is increasing the proneness to sickness even among the rich.
In the same way that chattel
slavery epitomized the period of colonization, so
contemporary human trafficking epitomizes the political, economic and social realities of the world in which we find ourselves.