Significances:
Relates to the topics; Child labor, Human Trafficking, and Underpaid workers topics we have been working in on class. Gives us yet another case study.
Analysis:
This article gives us evidence that slave labor and potential child trafficking is still an ongoing problem in various regions of the world. We are given evidence of ongoing shipments featuring children and young adults who have somehow through manipulation, force, or money troubles been loaded onto this vessel.
Quote:
"...at least a dozen of the forty-three children and young adults removed from the vessel appeared to have been potential slaves."
Citation:
Anonymous, "Benin boat was engaged in child-traficking". BBC. 08/11/09 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1305489.stm
Sunday, 8 November 2009
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