Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Child Slaves
There are at least 8.4 million child slaves in the world today, many of them held as forced labour. In Haiti, they are known as 'restaveks'. This is the practice of poor families giving over their children as domestic help to wealthier acquaintances or relatives.
Hundreds of years after it was legally abolished, why does slavery still persist? From impoverished and often illiterate Thai farmers to women forced into prostitution; from men tricked into servitude in Brazil's brutal charcoal industry to entire families trapped as bonded labourers in Pakistan's feudal brick kilns. Al Jazeera investigates the flourishing modern slave trade, asking why millions of people are still enslaved today.
Primary Title
- Slavery: A 21st Century Evil
Episode Title
- Child Slaves
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 23 May 2018
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- Al Jazeera English
Broadcaster
- Al Jazeera Media Network
Programme Description
- Hundreds of years after it was legally abolished, why does slavery still persist? From impoverished and often illiterate Thai farmers to women forced into prostitution; from men tricked into servitude in Brazil's brutal charcoal industry to entire families trapped as bonded labourers in Pakistan's feudal brick kilns. Al Jazeera investigates the flourishing modern slave trade, asking why millions of people are still enslaved today.
Episode Description
- There are at least 8.4 million child slaves in the world today, many of them held as forced labour. In Haiti, they are known as 'restaveks'. This is the practice of poor families giving over their children as domestic help to wealthier acquaintances or relatives.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary