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I'd really like to know if they're equating low wage jobs to slavery or if they are actually talking about true slavery in which the workers are paid nothing an

I'd really like to know if they're equating low wage jobs to slavery or if they are actually talking about true slavery in which the workers are paid nothing and not allowed to leave. Because there's a big difference there. edit: they clear it up here: http://slaveryfootprint.org/about/#methodology http://slaveryfootprint.org/about/#methodology

wtvanhest 14y ago
Note: Forced Labor, also known as involuntary servitude, may result when unscrupulous employers exploit workers made more vulnerable by high rates of unemployment, poverty, crime, discrimination, corruption, political conflict, or cultural acceptance of the practice. Wait, so people who live in areas of high unemployment with jobs are slaves? How do they define corruption? What about political conflict? Further, if I own a laptop, and I buy 1 every 5 years, do I have all those people working for me, or do I have an average of 1 slave per 5 years etc. While I get that they are trying to do something good, this type of "tool" is more about making people feel bad than actually doing any good. --I will say the interface is pretty cool though.