I don't think it's a mere coincidence that these horror stories of people being enslaved, murdered, tortured, etc, all while the police is bribed to look the ot

I don't think it's a mere coincidence that these horror stories of people being enslaved, murdered, tortured, etc, all while the police is bribed to look the other way, seem much more common in countries suffering from desperate poverty. Not to say that such a thing cannot happen in a rich country, but it is certainly less common. To say that only morals and values work to address these problems seems to imply that the suffering of these people in poor countries originates from a deficiency in morals and values. It seems more likely to me that the root cause is their awful material conditions. Technology can help with improving material conditions (although it is not guaranteed to do so).