What is Slavery?
SLAVERY OCCURS WHEN ONE PERSON
COMPLETELY CONTROLS ANOTHER PERSON,
USING VIOLENCE OR THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE,
TO MAINTAIN THAT CONTROL, EXPLOITS THEM
ECONOMICALLY AND THEY CANNOT WALK AWAY.
COMPLETELY CONTROLS ANOTHER PERSON,
USING VIOLENCE OR THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE,
TO MAINTAIN THAT CONTROL, EXPLOITS THEM
ECONOMICALLY AND THEY CANNOT WALK AWAY.
The definition of trafficking has 3 main components:
- The action of trafficking; which means the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons
- The means of trafficking; which includes threat of or use of force, deception, coercion, abuse of power or position of vulnerability
- The purpose of trafficking; which is always exploitation. In the words of the Trafficking Protocol, article 3 “exploitation shall include, at a minimum, the exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labor or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs.
HOW MANY SLAVES WORK FOR YOU?
Slaves are very real even in our time! Don't go around looking with your eyes closed! See how much you support slavery just by doing regular ever-day things that you don't even think about.