Why Is Slavery Still Important Today

When the Civil War ended and the North won, everyone thought that slavery was finally abolished. This was far from the truth. Slavery spread to different forms, such as working for years to pay off a debt, and having to work for big time companies to support your family. Reasons why slavery is still here is because of the differences in the past and today’s slavery, debt bondage, and people are still being lured to work.
Today’s slavery is ten times more different than the slavery from the past. In the past slavery was defined as owing someone and claiming them as your property. The slaves were provided with housing, food, and health care. Like this, the slaves could live for a long time and serve their owners making quality products. But today’s slavery is different. Due to the increase in population, slavery has grown. The world’s population has tripled in fifty years, causing a huge group of people to be poor and vulnerable to attacks from slave traders. The changing economy also causes slavery to expand. High end corporations usually do not want to pay wages, and unknowingly support unpaid labor, as a result, letting the company profit. The workers are sometimes not provided with food and will often have not bathed for days. Many
According to the author of Bitter Harvest, we can all end slavery by supporting local organizations that provide relief to the slaves once they are able to be rescued by giving them education and rehabilitation. Like this, we can prevent the families from falling back into slavery. One other essential factor is to build better public awareness. The government must know that people are serious about ending slavery, little by little. As my mother said once she read the article, “I cannot believe I have been ignorant about something this serious. Somethings needs to