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Slavery in the USA today?
Yes!
Those enslaved in the USA may be working in many venues. Indentured slaves can be found in sweatshops (clothing manufacturing), in commercial agriculture settings (fields, processing plants, canneries), in ordinary neighborhoods (maids, baby sitters), on construction sites, in restaurants and as custodial workers, or in the sex industry (under the guise of massage parlors, escort services, adult bookstores, modeling studios, or bars and strip clubs).
Globally 27 million people are enslaved. That number is equivalent to the entire population of our neighbor, Canada.
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Slaves may have made the bricks that were used to build the factory that assembled the TV you watch.
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Slaves in Latin America may have made the charcoal used to temper the steel that made the springs inyour car and the blades in your lawnmower.
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Child slaves may have picked the coffee beans that were roasted to supply your morning cup of coffee.
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A young girl may have been sold into a brothel in Asia to be resold every night, earning $10,000 for her owner but only misery, abuse and illness for herself.
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A 7-year old Pakistani boy may have been one who spent 10-14 hours per day chained to a rug-weaving loom to help make the carpet in your home.
Today the US government estimates that 14,000 people are trafficked annually into the U.S. through deception, fraud and coercion. These people are promised good-paying jobs, but are then held against their will or are forced to work for little or no pay.
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