source: <https://www.independent.co.

uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap-goods-services-modern-
slavery-nca-clothes-nail-parlours-food-national-crime-agency-a8143756.html>
source: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap-goods-services-
modern-slavery-nca-clothes-nail-parlours-food-national-crime-agency-a8143756.html>
source: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap-goods-services-
modern-slavery-nca-clothes-nail-parlours-food-national-crime-agency-a8143756.html>
?
Who are these people?
What could be their problem?
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Comprehension & Evaluation
SoSe 2018
Robert Raabe

Modern Slavery
Is it a bygone problem?

Sidra Umer, Anastasia

Siebert
 Sad facts…
source: https://www.unseenuk.org/modern-slavery/facts-and-figures

1. Almost 21 million people worldwide are victims of forced labour:

11.4 million women and girls
9.5 million men and boys

2. 5,145 people were identified as potential victims of trafficking in the UK in

2017.
This is a 35% increase on 2016 figures.

3. Victims are men, women and children of all ages, ethnicities and nationalities
and cut across the population.
Approximately 51% of victims in the UK are women, and 48% are men (<1%
transsexual).
 key drivers are…

poverty

lack of education

unstable social and political conditions

economic imbalances and wars

source: https://www.unseenuk.org/modern-slavery/facts-and-figures
Why this text?

Buying cheap clothes at H&M or cheap

furniture pieces at Ikea, we also expect to
pay less for service, but do we question why
we pay the cheapest price?
„Widespread use of cheap car washes and nail bars
is fuelling slavery, warns National Crime Agency“

source: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap-goods-services-modern-slavery-nca-clothes-nail-parlours-food-national-crime-agency-

a8143756.html >
core arguments…

“If it’s so much less than you would reasonably expect to pay for something, it’s
usually because – or could be because – someone is being exploited in the
background to give you that public cheaply.”

“If in your daily lives you see somebody working in any of those sectors and you
notice they look distressed, traumatised, malnourished, not dressed appropriately
for the weather or like they’re under control of a third party who’s with them –
these could be signs,”

source: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap-goods-services-modern-slavery-nca-
clothes-nail-parlours-food-national-crime-agency-a8143756.html>
the author‘s voice

Despite a recent political drive by Theresa May to

“consign slavery to the history books”, which has
seen improved efforts from authorities and agencies
to tackle the issue, the Government was last month
accused of failing in its bid to tackle modern slavery.

source: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap-goods-services-modern-
slavery-nca-clothes-nail-parlours-food-national-crime-agency-a8143756.html >
 purpose

“We need to address the public demand for some of these

cheap services and goods that are leading to a supply by
ruthless individuals and organised crime gangs who are
exploiting people.” “They pay their victims less than they
should be, abusing them to make sure they can provide a
cheaper service for that demand.”

source: <https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap-goods-
services-modern-slavery-nca-clothes-nail-parlours-food-national-crime-agency-
a8143756.html>
 sources:
The Independent:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheap
-goods-services-modern-slavery-nca-clothes-nail-parlours-
food-national-crime-agency-a8143756.html#gallery
(visited on 05. 06. 18)

Modern Slavery Facts and Figures:

https://www.unseenuk.org/modern-slavery/facts-and-figure
s
(visited on 05. 06. 18)
Modern day slave trade
Who is trapped in it?
 Migrants and refugees
 Victims of:
I. Forced labour
II. Human trafficking
III. Debt bondage

(This is the summary of the Aljazeera video shown)

40 million modern-day slaves

• An alarming figure!
• Their plight needs to be addressed
• The slaves are exploited for cheaper
goods
• Not only adults, but children are included
too
Gethin Chamberlain
Sun 28 Jul 2013 
The Guardian

“Admit it. You love cheap

clothes. And you don't care about
child slave labour.”

source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/28/india-sweated-labour
 children's nimble little fingers…

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1567849/Gap-
sweatshop-children-saved-in-India-raid.html
children stitching the fine embroidery
and beading…

Source: http://worldthreadstraveler.com/who-made-my-clothes-children-
most-likely/
 happier workers… happier
consumers?

Source: https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/projects/retail-display-ideas
Rethink about the consumer
behaviour

The problem of great

magnitude

Need for unanimous, collective

effort
 Sources
Photos:
Boy:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1567849/Gap-sweatshop-children-sav
ed-in-India-raid.html
(accessed on 06.06.18)
Girl: http://worldthreadstraveler.com/who-made-my-clothes-children-most-likely/
(accessed on 06.06.18)
Jeans: https://www.simplifiedbuilding.com/projects/retail-display-ideas (accessed on
06.06.18)

Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/28/india-sweated-labour
(accessed on 06.06.18)

Video: Modern slavery. Are we all to blame?

https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/upfront/2018/03/modern-slavery-blame-180
302101559816.html
(accessed on 06.06.18)