Why #RacialSlavery should not be equated with #humantrafficking
"Colonial powers who have been slow in recognizing colonial slavery, refusing to apologize out of fear of compensation claims, are now at the forefront of fighting ‘modern slavery."
impact-now.org/why-colonial-s…
"Colonial powers who have been slow in recognizing colonial slavery, refusing to apologize out of fear of compensation claims, are now at the forefront of fighting ‘modern slavery."
impact-now.org/why-colonial-s…
"... without sufficient recognition and awareness of what colonial slavery was about and how it has been different from modern forms of enslavement, these correlations can do more damage than good. It takes away recognition of the particular damage and trauma
... inflicted on the victims of colonial slavery, damage that has transcended in future generations (intergenerational trauma)."
There are several reasons why human trafficking and colonial slavery should not be equated or considered in the same vain:
– Legality issue: Colonial slavery was legal, while human trafficking is illegal.
– Legality issue: Colonial slavery was legal, while human trafficking is illegal.
– Definition issue: in definition, equating human trafficking with modern slavery (in the extension of colonial slavery/slave trade) is false, as it does not cover all the situations that can be considered as human trafficking.
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