Shivangi SharmaKolbeck MaxwellHistory Period 5 and 6 May 17, 2014Research Paper - Modern SlaveryThe controversial question of whether slavery is right or wrong has been a topic of debate for many centuries, while the wider effects of this atrocious subject are as vast as its presence in today's economy. Modern Slavery demonstrates how this tragedy affects our economy on a much larger scale, while recognizing those who are forced to go through this horrific process of “freedom”. Since the good deeds of abolitionists such as Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison, and Fredrick Douglas, slavery appears to have disappeared in societies around the world. However, modern slavery continues to go unrecognized for its importance and activity in today's world ("How Slavery Helped Build a Global Economy."). From forced labor to sex trafficking to child labor, there are several forms of slavery that are currently having an intolerable impact on the world (State 1). Due to these various forms of slavery, this imprisonment is still active in the world today, now the entire world. modern slavery updated. Forced labor occurs when corrupt employers force their employees to work due to "high rates of unemployment, poverty, crime, discrimination, corruption, political conflict or even cultural acceptance of the practice" in these areas. societies, forcing these humans to fulfill their functions. the positions of these slaves (State 1). Immigrants are also targeted for forced labor, as are enslaved women who are sexually abused. Sex trafficking is a widespread form of adult slavery, when an adult is forced into prostitution; he or she is an official victim of trafficking. Many women are forced to participate in this type of s...... middle of paper ......ve costs of food and other necessities of life trapping them in the cycle of slavery. Ricardo eventually escaped through the truck's air hatch, but even that took over a year of forced labor that citizens actively supported due to the increase in consumption of Florida tomatoes, while Ricardo's quality of life declined. The debate over the benefits or inhumanity Slavery can continue for centuries as in the past, but the broader effects of this subject must be disseminated in societies around the world in order to diminish the role and effects of slavery. slavery in the world and in today's economy. Although in the past influential figures were able to remove a small part of slavery in small regions of the world, slavery remains a problem today and its importance in the world must be recognized..