Abstract
The age-old scourge of slavery has returned to plague the modern world. Though updated to match societal advances, the basic premise remains: human beings degraded to the point of becoming a mere commodity. Today’s world calls modern day slavery human trafficking, and it can take many forms, including forced labor. In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), two distinct forms of forced labor exist. One form is the more traditional master-slave system, wherein people are bought and sold, or kidnapped, and subsequently forced to work, often in intense and dangerous manual labor. The second form exists legally under the Chinese penal system. Both situations involve denying human beings their rights to freedom of movement and freedom to work.
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Koehn, Jasmine
(2009)
"The Continuation of Slavery in the Modern World: The People’s Republic of China and Forced Labor Practices,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 43.
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