Human Rights

Slavery is still legal in 94 countries - how can we change that?

Genivaldo Batista dos Santos poses for a picture in his accommodation after working on a coffee farm, during a labor ministry operation to identify workers in conditions analogous to slavery, in Campos Altos, Minas Gerais State, Brazil August 13, 2019. Picture taken August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado - RC2NTD934C40

Abolished, but not criminalised. Image: REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Sonia Elks
Journalist, Reuters
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