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The Definition Of Slavery [LXXXII]
Or… Just because it doesn’t fit the definition, doesn’t mean that it isn’t
Within The Law
A definition of slavery:
“The condition in which one person is owned as property by another and is under the owner’s control, especially in involuntary servitude.”
Modern slavery definition:
“Modern slavery is the severe exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gain.”
And don’t forget that there is also economic slavery in a marriage, where one party does not have financial access or freedom.
When looking at some of the companies that employ people for less than a living wage — I also see this as slavery. I am thinking of large stores that wiped out all of the smaller stores. Then paying people so little to live and with the excuse:
“If you don’t like it — work somewhere else”
The only problem is that they have wiped out all of the other stores.
There is no choice here — that, to me, is slavery.
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