Slavery Still Exists

[suwiel]

SEP 26 2012, 1:10 PM ET
Lisa Kristine

Photographs of human trafficking and enslavement around the world

Comments

[wisdomsawoman]

There are slaves in every country. I was shocked (silly me) to learn that there are slaves in Canada. Most adoptions in Canada are done through the government, but private adoptions are not illegal... I'm not saying all the children who are adopted privately are being enslaved, but it sure is an easy way to do so (btw my two sisters were adopted internationally, but through the government).

The picture of the little boy Kofi is absolutely breathtaking, as is his story.

[wisdomsawoman]

It is really a misconceptions, which is why I would've like the article to show examples of slaves in Western countries (but I can understand it can harder to find cases). As for international adoption, of course it's a subject quite close to my heart and I have nothing against it, I would even like to adopt myself later on. When my parents went to Haiti for my sister, they lived with a woman who was doing private adoptions, and she literally couldn't understand why my parents hadn't gone through private circles : "It's so much easier and you get to CHOOSE your child!" I mean they aren't fucking objects, you know? Yet she talked about them as though they were.

The only problem I have with government adoptions in Canada is part of the process: it's the parents that get to choose and pay the social worker that will do the familial evaluations. So technically, my parents could have gotten a friend who's a social worker, who would've made a bogus report. I find that quite worrying.

[seishin]

I was shocked (silly me) to learn that there are slaves in Canada.

Whaaaaaat??????? :(

My reaction is mirroring yours right now. Do you have links to any info so I can find out more about this? I'm in legit shock rn. :(

[wisdomsawoman]

I don't... mostly there were cases in the news in Canada, and I heard stories through my mom. A quick research with google gave me this link, which I think is a good introduction:
http://www.endmoderndayslavery.ca/

I think that most slaves in Canada are workers who come here thinking they'll get the "american dream"... and instead they get enslaved.

[seishin]

Thanks for the link. :)

[quixotic_coffee]

Um. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking

I also tried to read this years ago http://www.amazon.com/Disposable-People-Slavery-Global-Economy/dp/0520224639/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 but stopped 'cause it was too intense. It's not specific to Canada.

[seishin]

Thank you for the book link. The wiki is also a good jumping off point (should've realized that on my own). :)