Slavery in Mauritania has long been an integral part of society in this West African country. It may be more than two centuries since the TransAtlantic Slave Trade ended but slavery is still very much alive in many African countries.
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What countries have slavery. These ten countries have the most people living in modern slavery or victims of human traffickingSubscribe to TDC. Here are some facts about what slavery is like in each of these countries. 6 Countries That Still Have Slavery.
India China Pakistan Bangladesh Uzbekistan and North Korea are at the top of the list for countries that still have slavery. Slavery has never been eradicated in Africa and it commonly appears in African states such as Chad Ethiopia Mali Niger and Sudan in places where law and order have collapsed. Slavery also characterised the Dutch possessions in Indonesia Ceylon and South Africa where Indonesians have made a significant contribution to the Cape Coloured population of that country.
It dates back centuries and continues to this day so this more than covers the time when there were slaves in the USIt is estimated that there were still well over 100000 slaves in Mauritania in 2014 and the number could be several times higher than this. While over a hundred countries still have slavery six countries have significantly high numbers. India 184 Million India has the.
These countries also tend to have lower vulnerability scores across all measures which reflects effective governance across a broad range of. India 184 million China 34 million Pakistan 21 million Bangladesh 15 million Uzbekistan 12 million North Korea 11 million India has the highest number of. The Dutch part in the Atlantic slave trade is estimated at 57 percent as they shipped about 550000600000 African slaves across the Atlantic about 75000 of whom died on board before reaching their.
It is important to note that the governments in several of these countries the Netherlands the United Kingdom the United States Sweden Belgium Croatia Spain Norway Portugal and Montenegro are also taking the most action to respond to modern slavery. The types of slavery vary by country and region and as will be seen in the cases below is dependent on domestic factors such as the economy type of government social structure current events natural disasters and interaction with neighboring countries. Although outlawed in all countries today slavery is practiced in secret in many parts of the world.
Slavery still widespread in Africa. First rich developed countries tend to have by far the lowest rates of slavery.
