debt bondage, enslavement, modern slavery, sexual exploitation

The Dilemma of Modern Slavery

Though many people think that slavery is a thing of the past, the harsh truth is that there are more than 40 million people enslaved in modern times, as reported by The Global Slavery Index. More than 71 percent of them are females. Despite being banned in countries worldwide, this social evil has unfortunately continued ...

Jack Roberts

A boy looking through steel bars.

Ex-Chinese Diplomat Convicted in New York for Running Debt Bondage Scheme

A former Chinese official, Dan Zhong, has been convicted by a Brooklyn jury for running a debt bondage scheme through which several immigrants from China were forced into labor in terrible conditions. The jury took just four hours to announce their decision. Debt bondage In China, Zhong was the president of a construction company called ...

Max Lu

Chinese workers in debt bondage forced to work.