3. Slavery is not a thing of the past.  Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work.  Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth.  They are deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work or to demand compensation.

4. Slavery is not a thing of the past.  Historically, slavery was recognized by most societies

5. Forms of Slavery Slavery is currently outlawed in every country, but continues anyway in the form of:  Debt bondage (a person’s pledge of their labour as repayment for some form of debt)  Indentured servitude (a promise to work for a certain number of years and then be free to work on their own)  Serfdom (peasants who live on and work the land for a Lord)

6. Forms of Slavery  Domestic servants kept in captivity  Adoptions where children are forced to work as slaves  Child soldiers  Forced marriages  Sex trafficking Although slavery is officially illegal around the globe, it is estimated there are still 20-30 million slaves working worldwide today

7. Video: Modern Slavery

8. Video: Sex Trafficking

9. Documentary: Child Slavery  Makes reference to Ivory Coast, a French country in West Africa

10. Documentary: Child Slavery

11. Other Resources nochildforsale.ca (click) walkfree.org

12. Other Resources

13. Article: Slavery in Canada