Modern-Day Slavery Location: Mauritania
Did you know that Mauritania was the last country in the world to outlaw slavery? The event happened in 1981. It wasn’t until 2007, though, that the government, which happened to be facing international pressure, passed a law that would prosecute enslavers.
Nevertheless, since then, the country has only charged three cases of slavery, and according to reports, 1.06% of the population still lives in bondage, with many children being born directly into slavery.
This number seems to be constantly changing, though. The aid group SOS Slavery, which uses a broader definition, estimated that, in fact, 20% of the population was enslaved!
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Anybody who has a job and are having taxes withheld from working are slaves. Stop pretending it only happens to other countries or African Americans. It is all of us who work every day just to live paycheck to paycheck. While our government takes all it can and just leaving you enough to live day to day. Never being able to enjoy anything in life. I never been on vacation, and I am 54 years old and worked most of my life. Open your eyes.