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Which countries allow slavery?

• grzm 10y ago
  It depends on the definition of slavery and allow. As I understand it, slavery is officially abolished globally. Other forms of forced or coerced labor exist throughout the world, of varying legal degrees. Enforcement is also varies, so whether or not something is legal can be irrelevant if the laws aren't effectively enforced.
  • beaner 10y ago
    Is there a source that can give me information on countries that are shady in this way as it relates to the tpp?
    • grzm 10y ago
      Good question. I didn't look specifically into that relationship, but rather into slavery in general. One of the reasons the statement piqued my interest is because of the idea of what constitutes slavery, if it isn't specifically defined as outright ownership of another human being. I found this Wikipedia entry useful: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_slavery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_slavery I haven't looked deeply into this. To approach it specifically as it relates to TPP, questions I would want answered would be - What forms of slavery would be relevant to the TPP? - What level of slavery would be considered relevant? - What level of enforcement would be considered lax or insufficient? I know I'm unqualified to make these determinations. Here's an example of where this has been discussed: "Is the TPP Okay With Slavery? Really?" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/slavery-really_b_7462932.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-lux/slavery-really_b_7462...