Question

Where is Mabel from? (Country and region)

Why did Mabel have to work in the fishing industry?

How long did Mabel sometimes work straight.

How much did Mabel get paid?

Why did Mabel hardly get any sleep at night?

After Mabel was rescued by aid workers what was she able to do for the first time?

How many people are trapped in modern day slavery?

How many people are forced to work without pay?

How many people are trapped in forced marriages?

What are three things that people are trying to do to stop slavery?

When and where were some of the first slaves used in history?

Starting in 1525, where were 12 million African slaves shipped?

What was the 13th amendment?

How many people are thought to be enslaved in the United States?

About 60% of modern day slaves come from which countries?

Answer 1

1. Mabel is from Ghana, a West African Nation.
2. Mabel's mother died when she was young and was sent to live with her grandparents. Unable to take care of her due to poverty, they sent her to work in the fishing industry located on Lake Volta.
3. Sometimes, she was forced to work seventeen hours at a go.
4. She was not paid at all. She worked under duress.
5. She could hardly sleep at night because at night, she was also required to make dinner for other workers
6. After she was rescued, Mabel for the first time was able to attend school.
7. Over 40 million people are trapped in modern day slavery. About 5.5 million of them are children.
8. Thousands of people are forced to work without pay.
9. Statistics from International Labour Organisation shows that as at 2016, there were about 15.4 million people in forced marriages.
10. To end modern day slavery people are:
11. A. Taking a Stand Against it. On October 14, 2017, in London, People marching against modern slavery through London wearing face masks representing the silence of modern slaves in forced labour and sexual exploitation.
12. B. Over the last 10 years, some governments all over the world have introduced legislation specific to Anti-Slavery practicies;
13. C. Awareness about it is also being created as much as possible.
14. There are records of slavery practices as far back as 3500BC in Mesopotamia. Mesopotamian records of 1860 recorded slavery as an established institution. In America, slavery started in 1619 with the purchase of 20 Africans in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia. who were subjected slavery.
15. Commencing in 1525, 12 million African slaves were shipped to the New World. The New World is often used to refer to the Americas, including North America, Central America, and South America.
16. The 13th amendment is a revision made to the Constitution of the United States of America and provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction"
17. Over 400,000 people are thought to be enslaved in the United States. This is according to the findings of the Global Slavery Index.
18. According to the Global Slavery Index, 60% of modern slaves come from China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines and Russia.

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