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Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty: UN report Modern slavery on the rise as crises fuel poverty: UN report
Channel News Asia ^ | 12 Sep 2022

Posted on 09/12/2022 7:42:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery by poverty and other crises has risen by a fifth in recent years to around 50 million on any given day, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday (Sep 12).

More than half of those had been forced to work against their will and the rest forced into marriage, the ILO said.

Both came under its definition of modern slavery as they involved people who "cannot refuse or cannot leave because of threats, violence, deception, abuse of power or other forms of coercion", it added.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: islam; islamic; muslim; muslims; slavery

1 posted on 09/12/2022 7:42:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

They’re not black slaves in America living 200 years ago, so their lives don’t matter.


2 posted on 09/12/2022 7:45:01 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: nickcarraway

And BLM is out there raising cain about this, aren’t they?

Aren’t they??


3 posted on 09/12/2022 7:45:31 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: nickcarraway

Not a problem, just as long as they don’t use any fossil fuels.


4 posted on 09/12/2022 8:04:59 PM PDT by Cornfed21
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t Republicans want to bring back slavery.
According to the always truthful dimocrats.


5 posted on 09/12/2022 8:08:00 PM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: nickcarraway

Well you do have to “crack a few eggs to make an omelet” so to speak. Just the price to be paid for our betters to rule the planet.


6 posted on 09/12/2022 8:16:40 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Telepathic Intruder

No deep pockets to extort for “reparations”.


7 posted on 09/13/2022 3:36:07 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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