Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Charcoal Slaves
Poverty-stricken men from the north of Brazil are often lured to remote camps where they are used as slave labour in the age-old practice of charcoal burning.
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
- Charcoal Slaves
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 30 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
- Poverty-stricken men from the north of Brazil are often lured to remote camps where they are used as slave labour in the age-old practice of charcoal burning.
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