Could Slavery Have Such a LONG and Profitable History ??

Because all this time people just can't be arsed about giving a s*** about the slaves? I am talking about past and present day ,slavers, slave owners , ex slaves , descendants of slaves, sellers and buyers and kidnappings of slaves. Maybe even the slaves themselves . In a world of BILLIONS of people who because of all the convenient and time saving technology today have 'time on their hands' can't be arsed to give a whopping rats a** about something like this
Sunday, 24 October 2010
The new slaves: Children forced to work as farm labourers


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-new-slaves-children-forced-to-work-as-farm-labourers-2115115.html


I found this info while checking my messages on Face book ,

In quite a few cases, I'm sure that the general public isn't aware that slaves are, in fact, slaves.

I've seen 'human trafficking' awareness posters around my former workplace that told how to recognize the signs that someone is a slave. Here is some good information:

Do you know someone like this? Some common warning signs of human trafficking are:

"Behavior Warning Signs

Someone who seems fearful, anxious, depressed, submissive, tense, or nervous
Someone who avoids eye contact
Someone who shows signs of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
Someone who has an inconsistent story or appears to be lying

Employment Warning Signs

Someone who doesn't leave his/her place of employment or only leaves at odd hours
Someone who's boss "holds" or "invests" his/her money for him/her
Someone with a boss or manager in prostitution, stripping, or an escort service
Someone who hasn't been paid, has been paid very little, or is paid only in tips
Someone who has an very large debt
Someone who did not understand the terms or conditions of his/her employment when he/she was recruited

Lack of Control

Someone who doesn't have control of his/her own identification
Someone who has few or no possessions
Someone who is not allowed or able to speak for himself/herself or is made to speak through a translator
Someone who is unsure of where he/she is or lives or has no sense of time

While the presence of one or more of these warning signs does not necessarily mean someone is being enslaved, they are red flags that deserve notice. Remember: intervening in a human trafficking situation may be very dangerous; call law enforcement. "

https://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/do_you_recognize_the_warning_signs_of_human_trafficking

(Edited for readability)

Very good post . Thank you .
I wonder if a five year old or even a nine year old child in rags out in the zero degrees weather with nothing to eat all day long would come under these 'descriptions ' at anyone's work place ?
Here in America there are countless groups , agencies , publications , inter net message boards and forums , blogs all filled with thousands upon thousands of 'words' that make up sentences about the long and bloody and horrible enslavement of the ancestors of the African Americans in America today . But never one word or care or comment from any of these descendants (who BTW are 300 years removed ) of those enslaved ancestors about the slavery still going on today . They all have a whole lot to say about victims that have been dead hundreds of years but can find no care or emotion or empathy for victims living in enslavement today.

I'm sure that child would probably fall under those descriptions. The problem with 'migrant workers' or 'field hands' is that most people don't see them. They work in an area where they're not closely observed and likely live on the property that they're farming...so they have literally no contact with the outside world.

Yet another reason we should all know where our food comes from.

We are all slaves of some kind.

As long as there remains a single greedy human life-form, all kinds of persecution will remain possible, including slavery.

I wonder ?
Whatever it is ( and I am not asking) that you personally feel has you enslaved , would it be impossible for you to make your escape and run away without the fear of your owner or their over seer comming after you or wore even , if you were able to escape your own enslavement would you be leaving family behind to be 'punished ' for your running ?
You may feel that you are trapped in a job or life style that though your own decisions you find yourself in . But I'm betting you are not now or have you ever been nor will you ever be truly enslaved against your will .

This greedy life form you mention , is it the slave owner greedy for free labor ? Or is it the greedy life form that won't let it self be bothered because it has no connection either by location nor emotional with either the the owner or the slave ?

Yes. [plain and simple]

Well I will tell you anyway.

Oxygen,wouldn't be able to much without that,or food and water..they are our masters.Laws,addictions,love,natural feelings/instincts ect ect..

By your explanation of slavery the 7 year old in the news article linked to in the OP enslaved by has 2 masters , one that is imposed on him by mother nature and one that has forced himself on him ,
am I understanding your explanation ?

Thanks for explaning it .

I honestly can't see a dependency on oxygen as being a slave to it. It doesn't demand anything of us. It doesn't deny us access to it unless we do something for it. (I'm experiencing deja vu at the moment...kinda trippy. ). I don't think it qualifies as slavery.

And what about food or water ? Laws,addictions,love,natural feelings/instincts ?


' deja vu' is where you feel as if you have 'been there, done that' before isn't it ?

While I was typing that, I was thinking about water. Get out of my head.

Yes, deja vu is basically that...but I'm not saying "I've had this argument before". I just had a memory of typing what I typed. Like I had dreamed it before - complete with the "that's not what I wanted to say..." erase, rephrase, etc. It happens now and then.